Qur'an manuscript leaf, illuminated section heading in thuluth script / Artist Unknown, Iraq or Iran

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Accession Number: 1996/2.54
Title: Qur'an manuscript leaf, illuminated section heading in thuluth script
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iraq or Iran
Artist Nationality: Iraqi or Iranian
Medium and Support: ink, color and gold on paper
Object Creation Date: 12th century
Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of Helen B. Hall
Period: Iran, Seljuk period (1038–1194)
Dimensions: 21.8 cm x 13.7 cm (8 9/16 in. x 5 3/8 in.)
Century: 12th century
Primary Keywords: calligraphy; islamic; manuscripts; qur'an
Secondary Keywords: asian; making art; religion; sacred texts; text-based art; types
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 977 x 1478
File Size: 166 KB
Record: 1996/2.54
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1996-sl-2.54/1996_2.54.jpg

In public portfolios: Arts from Persia and Iran (165); Devotional objects across religions (126); Introduction to manuscripts and early print (148); The texts of Islam (21); Type, Calligraphy (36)

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:1996-SL-2.54:1996_2.54.JPG

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Full citation: "Qur'an manuscript leaf, illuminated section heading in thuluth script; Artist Unknown, Iraq or Iran." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1996-sl-2.54/1996_2.54.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 06, 2024.