Photo of collection object Qur'an Manuscript Folio (verso) — Qur'an Manuscript Folio (verso), 1200s-1300s. ink, gold, and color on parchment, Sheet: 52.7 x 55.4 cm (20 3/4 x 21 13/16 in.); Text area: 46.5 x 44 cm (18 5/16 x 17 5/16 in.). Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1933.440.b. CC0.

Qur'an Manuscript Folio (verso)

1200s-1300s

Maker Unknown

Islamic Art

Qur'an Manuscript Folio (verso), 1200s-1300s. Southern Spain. Ink, gold, and color on parchment; sheet: 52.7 x 55.4 cm (20 3/4 x 21 13/16 in.); text area: 46.5 x 44 cm (18 5/16 x 17 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1933.440.b

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Manuscript
Formatted Medium: ink, gold, and color on parchment
Medium: ink, gold, color, parchment
Dimensions: Sheet: 52.7 x 55.4 cm (20 3/4 x 21 13/16 in.); Text area: 46.5 x 44 cm (18 5/16 x 17 5/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Sura-al Nur [Chapter:The Light] 24:part 61-part 61 (Arabic) Script: Maghribi (seven lines to a page)
Departments: Islamic Art
Accession Number: 1933.440.b
Credit Line: Edward L. Whittemore Fund
Exhibitions: Art: The International Language, Al-Andalus: Art from Islamic Spain (Islamic art rotation)
Rights Statement: CC0

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