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Unknown Maker, Turkish

Qur'an Pages

Maker

Unknown Maker, Turkish

Culture

Turkish

Title

Qur'an Pages

Year

ca. 1335-1350

Medium

  • ink,
  • watercolor,
  • and gold on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • ink,
  • watercolor,
  • and gold on paper

Materials

ink, watercolor, gold

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Anatolia

Dimensions

Height: 28.9 cm (11 3/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs.Celia Robinson Stillwell

Object Number

84.038

Type

  • Manuscripts

Publications

  • Journal

Manual / Issue 1: Hand in Hand

Exhibition History

Text, Paratext, and Images
Sep 01, 2020 – Jul 24, 2021

Label copy

These pages, part of the Qur’an, are written in two different languages: Arabic and Farsi. Because the original language of the Qur’an is Arabic, the main script is always written in that language. Here, a Farsi translation has been added at the bottom, allowing a wider readership, as well as complementing the athestics of the main text. Verses from the Hadith (a narrative account of what the Prophet Muhammad said and did) are expressed in a different Arabic script, blending into the border scrollwork and adding to both the meaning and decoration of the work.

Indian Art for the RISD Collection
Aug 23, 1985 – Mar 09, 1986

Label copy

In Islam, the unique position of the Arabic script, in its many different styles, arose from the belief that it was the chosen medium for recording the word of God in the Qur'an. It served as both a unifying bond for Muslims in different parts of the Islamic world and the most consistently important vehicle for artistic expression. In this Indian Qur'an, the text is written in rayhani script while the gold arabesque borders contain lines in kufic script. Written diagonally between the main lines of text are Persian translations in naskhi script.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Unknown Maker, Turkish
Qur'an Pages, ca. 1335-1350
Ink, watercolor, and gold on paper
Height: 28.9 cm (11 3/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs.Celia Robinson Stillwell 84.038

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