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Folio from a Quran Manuscript probably 9th century
- Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript probably 9th century The tradition of dyed manuscripts developed in Byzantium for making valuable books, such as the Gospels. The technique continued into the early Islamic period, with the Blue Qur’an as its most spectacular manifestation. Tinted pages were used only in the most luxurious…
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Folio from the Blue Quran
- Folio from the "Blue Quran" This folio comes from a sumptuous, multivolume Qur'an with indigo pages and silver verse markers that was probably copied in North Africa. Its palette is thought to refer to the purple‑dyed, gilded manuscripts made in the neighboring Byzantine empire. As in other early Qur'ans, the…
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Folios from a Qur’an Manuscript A.H. 383/A.D. 993
- Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript A.H. 383/A.D. 993 The first centuries in the copying of the Qur’an witnessed a succession of changing styles in the manuscript’s calligraphy, decoration, and format. This Qur’an shows many of the changes taking place in the medieval period. Whereas earlier Qur’ans were made of parchment…
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Quran Manuscript late 9th–early 10th century
- Quran Manuscript late 9th–early 10th century This is the second volume of a thirty-part Qur’an meant to be read over the course of a month. It is typical of early Qur’ans, but includes some embellishments not found in earlier, more austere copies, such as red vowel marks, rosettes every ten…
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Samarkand Kufic Quran (Uthman Quran)
- This folio comes from one of the oldest surviving Qur'an manuscripts in existence. Year Written: c.765 AD – 855 AD Language: Arabic Script Type: Kufic Current Location: Hast Imam Library, Tashkent, Uzbekistan For several years, prior to research conducted in the last few decades, the Samarkand Kufic Quran, was thought…
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The Quran Manuscript-Zain ul-Abedeen Shirazi-1897
- Al Quran al-Kareem القرآن الکریم Manuscript Zain ul-Abedeen Shirazi-1897
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