Harvard Art Museums > 2014.391: Manuscript of the Qur’an with leather binding 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 with leather binding , 2014.391,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/351910. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2014.391 Title Manuscript of the Qur’an with leather binding Classification Manuscripts Work Type manuscript Date c. 1480-1500 Places Creation Place: Middle East, Iran Period Aq Qoyunlu period Culture Persian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/351910 Physical Descriptions Medium leather (binding) and ink, gold, and colors on paper (text) Dimensions 21.5 x 16 cm (8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Ezzat-Malek Soudavar, Geneva, Switzerland (by 2014), by descent; to her son Abolala Soudavar, Houston, Texas (2014), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2014. Note: Ezzat-Malek Soudavar (1913-2014) formed this collection over a period of sixty years. She purchased the works of art on the international art market. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of A. Soudavar in memory of his mother Ezzat-Malek Soudavar Accession Year 2014 Object Number 2014.391 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 This Qur'an manuscript opens with double illuminated pages containing the first sura written in white ink within facing medallions. The remaining text is copied in eleven lines per page with the top, middle, and bottom lines written in muhaqqaq script in blue and gold, and the rest in naskh in black ink. Chapter headings are marked as illuminated panels throughout the text. Verses are separated with gold rosettes. The text ends with a finishing prayer written in muhaqqaq only alternating in blue and gold. The paper appears dirty towards the end and there are several repairs in the text area. The leather binding in dark brown was originally fully decorated with gold and floral decoration stamped in relief on the outside (now inside after repairs). The field is arranged with a lobed medallion in the center and framed with cartouches along the edge. It is heavily damaged and also repaired. The flap is not preserved. The doublures, which are damaged, preserve the center and four corner pieces which were most likely filigree are raised over the field and placed inside a decorated band. There is a note in Persian on a flyleaf providing the hijri date 1197 AH (1783 CE), possibly written by a manuscript repair or binder. He expresses apologies for his delay in finishing repair and returnign the manuscript to its owner, Mulana Muhammad Muhsin, before he had passed away. 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