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Qur'an Manuscript Folio (verso)
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The text includes verses from chapter 39 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 (verso), 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.); text area: 30.3 x 22.5 cm (11 15/16 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1933.480.b
