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The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Single-volume Qur’an. Copied by Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Khalili al-Tabrizi; Iran, Safavid period, January 1576; Ink, color, and gold on paper; Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Istanbul, TIEM 211
The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Single-volume Qur’an. Copied by Muhammad ibn Amir Ali al-Hasani; Iran, Tabriz (?), Safavid period, 1516; Ink, color, and gold on paper; Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Istanbul, TIEM 232;
The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Single-volume Qur’an. Copied by Abd al-Qadir ibn Abd al-Wahhab; Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period, ca. 1580; Ink, color, and gold on paper; Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Istanbul, TIEM 247
The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Single-volume Qur’an. Copied by Shams al-Baysunghuri; Historic Iran, present day Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period, 1434; Ink, color, and gold on paper; Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Istanbul, TIEM 294
The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Single-volume Qur’an. Attributed to Abdallah al-Sayrafi; Iran, probably Tabriz, Il-Khanid period, ca. 1330; Ink, color, and gold on paper; Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Istanbul, TIEM 487
The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Sections of a thirty-part Qur’an (juz). Probably copied by Ahmad ibn al-Shaykh al-Suhrawardi; Illuminated by Muhammad ibn Aybak; Iraq, Baghdad, Il-Khanid period, 1307–8; Gold, color, and ink on paper; Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Istanbul, TIEM 538
The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Fifth volume of a thirty-part Qur’an (juz). Probably eastern Iran or present-day Afghanistan, Ghaznavid period, first half of the 11th century; Ink, color, and gold on paper; Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Istanbul, TIEM 555
The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Folio from a Qur’an. Near East, Abbasid period, 9th century; Ink, color, and gold on parchment; Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment, Freer Gallery of Art, F1937.6.1-33
The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Qur’an folios. Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period, ca.1550; Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; Each page approx. 42.2 x 25 cm; Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler; Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, S1986.82.1–2
The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Folio from a Qur’an. Near East, Abbasid period, late 9th–early 10th century; Ink, gold, and color on parchment; Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Istanbul, ŞE 611
The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Single-volume Qur’an. Copied by Khalil Allah ibn Mahmud Shah; Illuminated by Muhammad ibn Ali; Turkey, Istanbul, September 1517; Ink, color, and gold on paper; Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Istanbul, TIEM 224
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