Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript in Floriated "New Style" Script

Unknown artist

Date: 11th century

Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Dimensions: H. 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm) W. 9 in. (22.9 cm)

Classification: Codices

Country: Iran or Central Asia

Themes: Calligraphy, Qur'an

Rogers Fund, 1940

Date range

1000 – 1099

Largest dimension

32.7 cm

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