id:			170528
accession number:	2013.102
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.102
updated:		2023-03-22 03:04:56.189000

Leaf from a Qur'an, 1300s. Egypt, Cairo, Mamluk period (1250–1517). Ink, gold, color on pink paper; sheet: 45 x 33 cm (17 11/16 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Donna L. and Robert H. Jackson 2013.102

title:				Leaf from a Qur'an
title in original language:	
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creation date:			1300s
creation date earliest:		1300
creation date latest:		1399
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creditline:			Gift of Donna L. and Robert H. Jackson
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culture:	Egypt, Cairo, Mamluk period (1250–1517)
technique:	ink, gold, color on pink paper
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Manuscript
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Sheet: 45 x 33 cm (17 11/16 x 13 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	13 lines of muhaqqa script; waqf inscription
	translation:	
	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Christie's, New York, NY, June 27-28, 2006 sale, lot no. 60, sold to Robert H. Jackson)
	date: June 27–28, 2006
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	Robert H. and Donna L. Jackson, Shaker Heights, OH, given to Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 2006–2013
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2013–
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fun fact:


digital description:


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. This page shows 13 lines from the Qur’an in <em>muhaqqa </em>script, one of the six main script types of Arabic calligraphy. The Qur’an’s importance explains the significance of calligraphy; however, the latter was not restricted to just religious texts. Many objects in the Islamic art gallery bear calligraphic inscriptions and come from secular contexts, displaying the versatility and creativity of this art form.
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RELATED WORKS

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IMAGES

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