http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1655701/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=3E9E9FF99B47E9FFAB3C387E5CA10693Folio from a manuscript of tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis), text originally by Abū al-Qāsim al-Ḥakīm al-Samarqandīabout 1350Ink, color and gold on paperThe first folio of a manuscript of tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis), related to Sura 9 [At-Tawbah, "The Repentance"]. Recto divided into three sections, the upper containing an illuminated heading with Arabic calligraphy boldly outlined and illuminated, set in blue rulings; the middle containing 5 lines of Arabic calligraphy set in a medallion outlined in gold and blue; and the lower containing 2 lines of Arabic calligraphy written in gold and outlined in black. Later annotations in black ink, written diagonally on the left-hand side of the page. Verso: 25 lines of Arabic calligraphy in naskh script.Books and manuscripts24.6000000000 Centimeterhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/17453;jsessionid=3E9E9FF99B47E9FFAB3C387E5CA10693