Harvard Art Museums > 1984.413: Partial 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"Partial Manuscript of the Qur'an , 1984.413,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/213738. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1984.413 Title Partial Manuscript of the Qur'an Classification Manuscripts Work Type manuscript Date 18th-19th century Places Creation Place: Africa, Sudan Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/213738 Physical Descriptions Medium Ink and color on paper, with leather binding and travelling case Dimensions 15 x 10 cm (5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks watermark: A partial study of watermarks was started. Some of these are imaged on VSC - Video Spectal Comparator in paper lab. (UR means upper right, etc.) Folio 2: crown partial UR 3: crescent UR 4. Same (but bigger) UR 5: crown partial UR 11: Moon with star on top 13: Moon with star on top 21: partial moon URC 28: Crooked wire, WM at UR. Needs a beta 29 Two partial moons 32: Moon UR 40: partial moon URC 42: partial moon URC 43: two partial moons 46: moon Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer Accession Year 1984 Object Number 1984.413 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. Exhibition History Wonders of Creation: Art, Science, and Innovation in the Islamic World, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, 09/07/2024 - 01/05/2025 Related Works 1984.413.1 Folio 1 from a Partial Manuscript of the Qur'an: pasted on paper and invisible (recto), Sura 1 and Sura 2: 1-6 (verso) Manuscripts 1984.413.33 Folio 33 from a Partial Manuscript of the Qur'an: Sura 10: 97-108 (recto), Sura 10: 108-109 and Sura 11: 1-9 (verso) Manuscripts 1984.413.145 Folio 145 from a Partial Manuscript of the Qur'an 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
