al-Qurʼān
- Holding institution:
- Penn Museum
- Data provider:
- Penn Museum
- Title:
- al-Qurʼān
القرآن - Date:
- between 1700 and 1799?
- Description:
- Illuminated copy of the Qurʼān with four sets of dual-page illuminated openings, decorated sūrah headings and marginal medallions; two notes in Persian and a final prayer added.
- Language:
- Arabic
- Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Fascimiles
Qurʼans
Illuminations (painting)
Manuscripts, Arabic
Manuscripts, 18th century
Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts--Specimens - Geographic region:
- Iran?
- Provenance:
- Purchased from Dimitri Andalaft in 1921
- Extent:
- Written in 14 long lines.
- Publisher:
- University of Pennsylvania
- Rights:
- Images are ©2019 University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike License version 4.0 (CC-BY-2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode. For a description of the terms of use see the Creative Commons Deed https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/.
Metadata is ©2019 University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License version 4.0 (CC-BY-4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. For a description of the terms of use see the Creative Commons Deed https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. - Identifier:
- Penn Museum NEP29
- Is part of:
- OPenn: Manuscripts of the Muslim World
- Exhibit tags:
- mss_quran