Harvard Art Museums > 1984.451: Manuscript of the Qur'an 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"Manuscript of the Qur'an , 1984.451,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/213111. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1984.451 Title Manuscript of the Qur'an Classification Manuscripts Work Type manuscript Date 1886-1887 Places Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey) Period Ottoman period Culture Ottoman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/213111 Physical Descriptions Medium Calligraphy; ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper Dimensions 20.96 x 13.65 cm (8 1/4 x 5 3/8 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer Accession Year 1984 Object Number 1984.451 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. Descriptions Description The manuscript is copied by Yahya Hilmi and illuminated by Nur al-Din. Exhibition History Traces of the Calligrapher: Islamic Calligraphy in Practice, c. 1600–1900, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, 11/03/2007 - 02/03/2008; Asia Society Museum, New York, 10/07/2008 - 02/08/2009; Michael C. Carlos Museum of Art, Atlanta, 08/28/2010 - 12/05/2010 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/10/2016 - 02/22/2016 Related Works 1984.451.3 Folio 3 from a Qur'an: Frontispiece, Fatiha (verso) Manuscripts 1984.451.A Slipcover for Qur'an Manuscripts 1984.451.4 Folio 4 from a Qur'an: Frontispiece, Sura 2: 1-4 (recto), Sura 2: 5-13 (verso) Manuscripts 1984.451.391 Folio 391 from a Qur'an: Sura 77: 43-50, Sura 78: 1-9 (recto), Sura 78: 10-30 (verso) Manuscripts 1984.451.409 Folio 409 from a Qur'an: Last Two Suras (recto), Colophon (verso) Manuscripts 1984.451.410 Folio 410 from a Qur'an: Decorative Page at the End of the Manuscript (recto) Manuscripts 1984.456.5 Folio 5 from Section (Juz') XIV of a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Sura 15: 2-3 (recto), Sura 15: 3-begin 6 (verso) Manuscripts 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
