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Leaf of a Qur'an
Leaf of a Qur'an, 13th century, Iran. Ink and color on paper. Gift of Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy.
Leaf of a Qur'an
Leaf of a Qur'an, mid-14th century, Egypt. Ink, gold and color on paper. Denman Waldo Ross Collection.
Leaf of a Qur'an
Leaf of a Qur'an, 750–800, North Africa or Near East. Ink, gold and colors on vellum. Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes.
Two leaves of a Qur'an
Two leaves of a Qur'an, mid-14th century, Egypt. Ink, gold and color on paper. Denman Waldo Ross Collection.
Qur'an in a leather satchel
Qur'an in a leather satchel, late 19th century, Nigeria. Ink and gold on paper, leather. Denman Waldo Ross Collection.
Unknown artist, leaf of a Qurʾan, 9th–10th century CE. Ink, gold, and color on vellum. Denman Waldo Ross Collection.
Leaf of a Qur'an
Two leaves of a Qur'an
Two leaves of a Qur'an, 14th century, Anatolia or Central Asia. Ink, color and gold on paper. Helen and Alice Colburn Fund.
Page of Qur'anic text
Al-Hacc Kamil Effendi, Page of Qur'anic text, 1927, Turkey. Ink and gold on paper. Helen and Alice Colburn Fund.
Fragment of a leaf of a Qur'an
Fragment of a leaf of a Qur'an, 14th century, probably Egypt. Ink and gold on paper. Bequest of Charles Bain Hoyt—Charles Bain Hoyt Collection.
Two leaves of a Qur'an
Two leaves of a Qur'an, 18th century, Iran. Ink, gold and color on paper. Denman Waldo Ross Collection.
Leaf of a Qur'an
Leaf of a Qur'an, 13th century, Iran. Ink and color on paper. Gift of Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy.
Leaf of a Qur'an
Leaf of a Qur'an, mid-14th century, Egypt. Ink, gold and color on paper. Denman Waldo Ross Collection.
Leaf of a Qur'an
Leaf of a Qur'an, 750–800, North Africa or Near East. Ink, gold and colors on vellum. Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes.
Two leaves of a Qur'an
Two leaves of a Qur'an, mid-14th century, Egypt. Ink, gold and color on paper. Denman Waldo Ross Collection.
Qur'an in a leather satchel
Qur'an in a leather satchel, late 19th century, Nigeria. Ink and gold on paper, leather. Denman Waldo Ross Collection.
Unknown artist, leaf of a Qurʾan, 9th–10th century CE. Ink, gold, and color on vellum. Denman Waldo Ross Collection.
Leaf of a Qur'an
Two leaves of a Qur'an
Two leaves of a Qur'an, 14th century, Anatolia or Central Asia. Ink, color and gold on paper. Helen and Alice Colburn Fund.
Page of Qur'anic text
Al-Hacc Kamil Effendi, Page of Qur'anic text, 1927, Turkey. Ink and gold on paper. Helen and Alice Colburn Fund.
Fragment of a leaf of a Qur'an
Fragment of a leaf of a Qur'an, 14th century, probably Egypt. Ink and gold on paper. Bequest of Charles Bain Hoyt—Charles Bain Hoyt Collection.
Two leaves of a Qur'an
Two leaves of a Qur'an, 18th century, Iran. Ink, gold and color on paper. Denman Waldo Ross Collection.