Harvard Art Museums > 1958.248: 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 , 1958.248,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/216913. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1958.248 Title Manuscript of the Qur'an Classification Manuscripts Work Type manuscript Date c. 1533 Places Creation Place: Middle East, Iran Culture Persian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/216913 Physical Descriptions Medium Calligraphy; ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, with red lacquer binding Dimensions 16.51 x 10.48 cm (6 1/2 x 4 1/8 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet Accession Year 1958 Object Number 1958.248 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 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 Related Works 1958.248.3 Folio 3 from a Qur'an: Frontispiece, Fatiha (recto), Sura 2: 1-8 (verso) Manuscripts 1958.248.2 Folio 2 from a Qur'an: Invocation (recto), Frontispiece, Fatiha (verso) Manuscripts 1958.248.291 Folio 291 from a Qur'an: Sura 57: 27-29, Sura 58: 1-begin 2 (recto), Sura 58: 2-7 (verso) Manuscripts 1958.248.330 Folio 330 from a Qur'an: Last Two Suras and Colophon (recto), Invocation (verso) Manuscripts 1958.248.334 Folio 334 from a Qur'an: Ownership Stamp and Notes (recto), Zodiac Chart (verso) Manuscripts 1958.248.331 Folio 331 from a Qur'an: Invocation (recto), Zodiac Chart and Ownership Stamp (verso) Manuscripts 1958.248.332 Folio 332 from a Qur'an: Zodiac Text and Ownership Stamps (recto) 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