Detail View: The AMICA Library: Leaf from a Qur'an manuscript
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.42.63
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Books
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Iberian; Spanish
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Spain
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Attributed to Spain
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Title:
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Detached folio from a non-illustrated manuscript
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Title Type:
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Object name
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Title:
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Leaf from a Qur'an manuscript
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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13th-14th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1200
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Creation End Date:
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1399
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Materials and Techniques:
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Ink, colors, and gold on vellum
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Classification Term:
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Codex
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Dimensions:
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21 1/16 x 22 in. (53.5 x 55.9 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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42.63
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Credit Line:
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Rogers Fund, 1942
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Rights:
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Context:
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This leaf comes from a magnificent two-volume Qur'an. The line of gold maghribi script at the top is the chapter, or sura, heading. The medallion in the left margin contains a brilliantly conceived two-layer vegetal pattern. In Qur'ans from the early Islamic period, such medallions took the form of palmettes, but by the time this Qur'an was copied, this pattern had assumed a preeminent position in the ornamental vocabulary. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.is42.63.R.tif
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