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Bound section of a Qur'an manuscript
Ottoman period
16th century
Object Place: Turkey
Medium/Technique
Ink and gold on paper
Dimensions
.17 x .26 closed
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number11.55
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CollectionsAsia, Islamic Art
ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
DescriptionBound section (15 folios) of a Qur'an manucript; Arabic calligraphy in black naskh script.
InscriptionsSura 23 [al-Muʾminūn, "The Believers]
Sura 24 [an-Nūr, "Light"]
Sura 25 [al-Furq̈ān, "Salvation"]
Sura 24 [an-Nūr, "Light"]
Sura 25 [al-Furq̈ān, "Salvation"]
ProvenanceBy 1911, Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA; 1911, gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA. (March 2, 1911)