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Qur'an Manuscript Folio
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About this work
The text includes verses from the 39th chapter of the Qur’an, "Surah al-Zumar." The Arabic text is written in Rayhani script, one of the six official scripts of Perso-Arabic calligraphy, and ornamented with red, blue, and gold rosettes. There is a red, blue, and gold roundel in the border on the verso (front).
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineQur'an Manuscript Folio, 1300s. Egypt, Mamluk sultanate (1250–1517). Ink, gold, and colors on paper; sheet: 41.2 x 32.4 cm (16 1/4 x 12 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1933.480
