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Bound section (juz' 9) of a 30-volume Qur'an
Mamluk period
14th century
Object Place: Egypt or Syria
Medium/Technique
Ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions
43 x 31 cm (16 15/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Goelet
Accession Number60.169
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Islamic Art
ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
DescriptionBound section (juz' 9) of a thirty-volume Qur'an; standard folio: three lines of Arabic calligraphy in black muhaqqaq script outlined in gold, thuluth script in the upper and lower cartouches; illuminated rosette verse markers; calligraphy set in illuminated framing with interlocking designs in the borders; illuminated marginal medallions with vegetal designs.
Provenance1960, gift of John Goelet, Cambridge, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 10, 1960)