Detail View: The AMICA Library: Colophon page from a Qur'an Manuscript
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.55.44
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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 Name:
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al-Suhrawardi al-Bakri, Ahmad ibn
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Creator Role:
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Calligrapher
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Ahmad ibn al-Suhrawardi al-Bakri
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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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Colophon page 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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707 A.H. / A.D. 1308
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Creation Start Date:
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707
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Creation End Date:
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1308
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Materials and Techniques:
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Ink, colors, and gold on paper
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Classification Term:
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Codex
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Dimensions:
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20 3/16 x 14 1/2 in. (51.3 x 36.8 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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55.44
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Credit Line:
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Rogers Fund, 1955
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Rights:
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Context:
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Ahmad ibn al-Suhrawardi al-Bakri was one of the six celebrated disciples of Yaqut al-Musta'simi, the greatest master of cursive calligraphy. This folio, the left half of the double end-page of a Qur'an, was signed by Ibn al-Suhrawardi in a splendid muhaqqaq calligraphy (the three lines of text). In addition, the kufic script inside the cartouches, which were illuminated by the famous artist Muhammad ibn Aybak, states that the text was finished in the year A.H. 707 / A.D. 1307-08 in Baghdad. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.is55.44.R.tif
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