Harvard Art Museums > 1956.197: Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 49: mid 15 - begin 16 (recto), Sura 49: 16 (verso) Manuscripts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 49: mid 15 - begin 16 (recto), Sura 49: 16 (verso) , 1956.197,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/193807. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1956.197 Title Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 49: mid 15 - begin 16 (recto), Sura 49: 16 (verso) Classification Manuscripts Work Type manuscript folio Date 9th century Places Creation Place: Middle East, Iraq Period Abbasid period Culture Arab Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/193807 Physical Descriptions Medium Ink and gold on parchment Dimensions folio: 18.2 x 25.9 cm (7 3/16 x 10 3/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Anonymous Gift in memory of Rudolph Meyer Riefstahl (1880-1936) Accession Year 1956 Object Number 1956.197 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Stephan Wolohojian and Alvin L. Clark, Jr., Harvard Art Museum/ Handbook, ed. Stephan Wolohojian, Harvard Art Museum (Cambridge, 2008), p. 38 Exhibition History Islamic Art From the Collections of the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 08/01/1974 Birds, Beasts and Calligraphies, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/11/1981 - 09/29/1981 Islamic Art: Drawings, Calligraphies and Objects, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/29/1983 - 09/25/1983 The Continuous Stroke of a Breath: Calligraphy from the Islamic World, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 12/20/2003 - 07/18/2004 Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qur’an , Asia Society Museum, New York, 10/07/2008 - 02/08/2009 32Q: 2550 Islamic, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/14/2015 - 11/03/2015 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/10/2016 - 02/22/2016 Subjects and Contexts Google Art Project Collection Highlights Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
