Two Bifolios from a Qur'an
Two Bifolios from a Qur'an
Two Bifolios from a Qur'an

Image credit: The Khalili Collections

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Text: surah al-Infitar (LXXXII), verse 8 to surah al-Mutaffifin (LXXXIII), verse 3; surah al-Inshiqaq (LXXXIV), verse 4 to surah al-Buruj (LXXXV), verse 5; and surah al-A'la (LXXXVII), verse 4 to surah al-Ghashiyah (LXXXVIII), verse 1. The surah titles and verse counts are written in gold and outlined in black, with fine marginal vignettes. There are no diacritical marks, and red dots indicate the vocalization. Three gold dots separate the verses, a gold pear-shaped ornament marks the end of every fifth verse and a gold circular device every tenth verse.

The Khalili Collections

London

Title

Two Bifolios from a Qur'an

Date

late 9th C–early 10th C

Medium

ink, gold & opaque watercolour on vellum

Accession number

14

Work type

Drawing

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The Khalili Collections

London, Greater London England

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