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Summary
Object
Single Folio from a Large Qur'an
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| Title |
Single Folio from a Large Qur'an label QS:Len,"Single Folio from a Large Qur'an" |
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| Object type |
manuscript  |
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| Description |
Text: surah al-Anbiya' (XXI), verses 64 (middle) — 68 (end). Approximately one third of the "copy from which this folio originates," the largest vellum Qur'an known, "is in Tashkent," the capital of ... See full description on web site. |
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| Language |
Arabic |
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| Date | early 8th century AD | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | ink on vellum | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q63160499 |
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| Accession number |
KFQ 0096 (Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art) |
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| Place of creation | probably North Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| References |
https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collections-islamic-art-single-folio-from-a-large-quran-kfq-96/ (English) |
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| DescriptionKhalili Collection Islamic Art kfq 0096.jpg | Single Folio from a Large Qur'an |
| Source | Khalili Collections |
| Author | Khalili Collections |
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