Harvard Art Museums > 1919.156: Eight Folios from a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Sura 38: 4-26 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"Eight Folios from a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Sura 38: 4-26 , 1919.156,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/217209. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1919.156 Title Eight Folios from a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Sura 38: 4-26 Classification Manuscripts Work Type manuscript folio Date 9th-10th century Places Creation Place: Middle East Period Abbasid period Culture Arab Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/217209 Physical Descriptions Medium Calligraphy, ink, opaque watercolor and gold on vellum Dimensions 13.3 x 20.16 cm (5 1/4 x 7 15/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Hervey E. Wetzel Accession Year 1919 Object Number 1919.156 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 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 Related Works 1919.156.1 Folio 1 from a Qur'an: Sura 38: end 4-6 (recto), Sura 38: 6-7 (verso) Manuscripts 1919.156.2 Folio 2 from a Qur'an: Sura 38: 8-9 (recto), Sura 38: 9-begin 11 (verso) Manuscripts 1919.156.3 Folio 3 from a Qur'an: Sura 38: 11-13 (recto), Sura 38: 13-14 (verso) Manuscripts 1919.156.4 Folio 4 from a Qur'an: Sura 38: 15-begin 17 (recto), Sura 38: 17-18 (verso) Manuscripts 1919.156.5 Folio 5 from a Qur'an: Sura 38: 18-20 (recto), Sura 38: end 20-22 (verso) Manuscripts 1919.156.6 Folio 6 from a Qur'an: Sura 38: 22 (recto), Sura 38: 23-begin 24 (verso) Manuscripts 1919.156.7 Folio 7 from a Qur'an: Sura 38: 24 (recto and verso) Manuscripts 1919.156.8 Folio 8 from a Qur'an: Sura 38: end 24-26 (recto), Sura 38: 26 (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
