Qur’an manuscript page / African, Morocco

About this Item

Accession Number: 1959/1.156
Title: Qur’an manuscript page
Artist: African, Morocco
Artist Nationality: Moroccan
Medium and Support: Ink on paper
Object Creation Date: late 18th century
Object Creation Place: Africa (continent); Morocco (nation)
Creation Place 1: Africa (continent)
Creation Place 2: Morocco (nation)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Style/Group/Movement: Naskh
Dimensions: 33.5 cm x 22.5 cm (13 3/16 in. x 8 7/8 in.)
Century: 18th century
Primary Object Classification: Books and Folios
Primary Object Type: manuscript
Physical Description: A page from a Qur'an manuscript.
Subject Matter: The page is from a Qur'an manuscript and is done in Naskh.
Primary Keywords: calligraphy; islamic; manuscripts; qur'an
Secondary Keywords: asian; genres; making art; religion; sacred texts; text-based art; types
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 931 x 1363
File Size: 178 KB
Record: 1959/1.156
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1959-sl-1.156/1959_1.156.jpg

In public portfolios: Devotional objects across religions (126); Introduction to manuscripts and early print (148); Islamic art (19); The texts of Islam (21); Type, Calligraphy (36); UM - Knysh Visit, w16 (19)

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:1959-SL-1.156:1959_1.156.JPG

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Full citation: "Qur’an manuscript page; African, Morocco." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1959-sl-1.156/1959_1.156.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.