Légende

Quranic manuscript, unknown creator/calligrapher, ; Islamic art, Ottoman dynasty 1299–1922; Arabic manuscript in Naskh script, illuminated, two pages for Surah XVII, with sixteen later leaves; paper striated, smoothed, cream and saffron-colored; 18th century, with 19th-century additions; Central Asia origin, Khiva; manuscript dimensions: height 23.0 cm, width 14.5 cm, thickness 4.2 cm., A rectangular object with a worn surface in shades of brown and dark reddish brown, showing a central dark reddish-brown diamond-shaped patch and two smaller dark diamond accents above and below; the edges display darker brown and reddish tones with visible wear and scuffing, and the surface has decorative incised borders and a few subtle scratches and spots.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A20_292

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

76.2Mo (2.8Mo) / 37.6cm x 50.8cm / 4441 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Quranic manuscript unknown creator calligrapher Islamic art Ottoman dynasty 1299–1922 Arabic manuscript Naskh script illuminated two pages Surah XVII sixteen later leaves paper striated smoothed cream saffron-colored 18th century 19th-century additions Central Asia origin Khiva manuscript dimensions height 23.0 cm width 14.5 cm thickness 4.2 cm rectangular object worn surface shades brown dark reddish brown showing central dark reddish-brown diamond-shaped patch two smaller dark diamond accents edges display darker brown reddish tones visible wear scuffing surface decorative incised borders subtle scratches spots.