id:			114221
accession number:	1933.473.1
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1933.473.1
updated:		2023-08-23 19:38:55.773000

Qur'an Manuscript Folio (recto; verso) [Right side of Bifolio], 1300s-1400s. Egypt, Mamluk period (1250–1517). Ink, gold, and colors on paper; sheet: 23.7 x 16.2 cm (9 5/16 x 6 3/8 in.); text area: 15.4 x 8.5 cm (6 1/16 x 3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1933.473.1

title:				Qur'an Manuscript Folio (recto; verso) [Right side of Bifolio]
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creation date:			1300s-1400s
creation date earliest:		1300
creation date latest:		1499
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creditline:			Edward L. Whittemore Fund
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culture:	Egypt, Mamluk period (1250–1517)
technique:	ink, gold, and colors on paper
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Drawing
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measurements: Sheet: 23.7 x 16.2 cm (9 5/16 x 6 3/8 in.); Text area: 15.4 x 8.5 cm (6 1/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	 Sura al-Najm [Chapter:The Star] 53: part 10-part 17 (Arabic)
Muhaqqaq (five lines to a page)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Ananda K. Coomaraswamy [1877-1947], sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1933
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1933-
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wall description:
It is through the Arabic language that the Qur’an was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad in the 600s. As a result, calligraphy is celebrated as the highest form in Islamic art. The verses (<em>ayat</em>) written here come from the 53rd chapter (<em>surah</em>) of the Qur’an, also known as the <em>Surah An-Najm,</em> the Chapter of the Star. The significance of the Qur’an provides an explanation for the importance of calligraphy, but its use was not restricted to religious texts. Many objects in the museum's Islamic collection bear calligraphic inscriptions and come from secular contexts, displaying the versatility and creativity of this art form.
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