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accession number:	1924.746.1.b
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Qur'an Manuscript Folio (Verso); Right folio of Double-Page Illuminated Frontispiece, 1500s. Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period (1501–1722). Ink, gold, and colors on paper; sheet: 28 x 17.4 cm (11 x 6 7/8 in.); text area: 8.4 x 6.4 cm (3 5/16 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1924.746.1.b

title:				Qur'an Manuscript Folio (Verso); Right folio of Double-Page Illuminated Frontispiece
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creation date:			1500s
creation date earliest:		1500
creation date latest:		1599
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period (1501–1722)
technique:	ink, gold, and colors on paper
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Sheet: 28 x 17.4 cm (11 x 6 7/8 in.); Text area: 8.4 x 6.4 cm (3 5/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Translation:
Surah I: 1-7:
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.
Praise belongs to God, the Lord of all Being, the All
merciful, the All-compassionate, the Master of the Day of Doom

Thee only do we serve; to Thee alone do we pray for succour.
Guide us in the straight path, the path of those whom Thou
has blessed, not of those against whom Thou art wrathful,
nor of those who are astray.

Left folio (Surah II, 1-4)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.
Alif Lam Mim
That is the book, wherein is no doubt, a guidance to the 
godfearing who believe in the Unseen, and perform the
prayer, and expend of that We have provided them; who
believe in what has been sent down to thee and that had been
sent down before thee, and have faith in the Hereafter;
those are upon guidance from their Lord, those are the ones
who prosper.
Sura al-Fatiha [Chapter: The Opening] 1:1-7 (Arabic)
Script: Naskhi (five lines to a page)
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	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Islamic art rotation
	opening date:   2015-12-16T05:00:00
	<i>Islamic art rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 2015-December 19, 2016).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>Main gallery rotation (gallery 116)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 16, 2015-December 19, 2016).

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PROVENANCE

	(Hagop Kevorkian [1872–1962], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1924
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1924-
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wall description:
The Qur'an is the sacred book of Islam. In the view of orthodox Muslims, it is the literal word of God as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (d. 632) in the Arabic language, and thus, recorded in the Arabic script. Because of its association with the divine word, Arabic calligraphy came to be a supreme art form in the Islamic world. As the quintessential symbol of the culture, it became a pervasive decorative element in Islamic art and architecture. Although secondary to calligraphy, a splendid tradition of illumination—that is, ornamentation with colors and gold—developed to enhance the pages of the Qur'an. Because of the prestige associated with the book arts in the Islamic world, the decorative motifs employed by illuminators (scrolling vines, blossoms, lozenges, and cartouches) found their way into other art forms, for example, metalwork, textiles, and carpets.
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