File:Opening text pages with illuminated chapter headings, verse markers and borders.jpg
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Summary
Sultan Sha'ban Qur'an (National Library of Egypt Masahif Rasid 10)
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| Title |
Illuminated opening with chapter Al-Fatiha |
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| Object type |
illuminated manuscript / codex / calligraphic work  |
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| Description |
English: Opening text pages with illuminated chapter headings, verse markers and borders. Mamluk Qur'an copied by ‘Ali ibn Muhammad al-Mukattib al-Ashrafi and illuminated by Ibrahim al-Amidi (attribution). Commisioned by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sha'ban (1363-1377) for his madrasa in the Khatt Bab al-Wazir. Main text in muhaqqaq jali script, chapter headings and bottom panels in kufic. National Library and Archives of Egypt, Shelfmark Masahif Rasid 10, ff. 2b-3a |
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| Language |
Arabic |
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| Date |
from 1372 until 1376 |
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paper, ink, gold and watercolor paint |
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| Dimensions |
height: 73.5 cm (28.9 in) ; width: 50.8 cm (20 in) |
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| Accession number |
Masahif Rasid 10 (Egyptian National Library and Archives) |
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| Place of creation |
Cairo |
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| References | D. James, Qur'ans of the Mamluks, Alexandria Press, London, 1988, p. 193-194, 232. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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