File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art qur 0187 fol 1b-2a.jpg

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Single-volume Qur'an  wikidata:Q107663885 reasonator:Q107663885
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Single-volume Qur'an
label QS:Len,"Single-volume Qur'an"
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Object type manuscript Edit this at Wikidata
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The opening text pages, the Fatihah and the beginning of surah al-Baqarah, are written in 'clouds' in gold outlined in black, on a ground of rich, but rather faint, foliate scrolls. Above and bel ... See full description on web site.
Date circa 1350-1365 AD
Medium ink, gold and opaque watercolour on paper; contemporary binding of gold- and blind-tooled brown morocco leather
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
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Place of creation Egypt or Syria
References https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-single-volume-quran-qur187/ (EnglishEdit this at Wikidata

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Description Single-volume Qur'an
Source Khalili Collections
Author Khalili Collections

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