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Page from the Koran

Page from the Koran

Artist/Maker
Date16th–17th century
MediumTempera
DimensionsOverall: 14 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (37.8 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frederick B. Artz (OC 1916)
Object number1958.9
Status
Not on view
More Information
This Qur’an folio, inscribed in an elegant naskh hand, is a testament to the excellence of Ottoman calligraphy and illumination at the end of the sixteenth century. The three bands of text penned in an attractive, large muhaqqaq script that divide the page into three equal parts further enhance the visual effect of the calligraphy. The refined hand as well as the large size of the paper point to official patronage.
ProvenanceFrederick Binkerd Artz [1894-1983], Oberlin, OH; by gift 1958 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
Exhibition for Lorain County Gifted and Talented and the Oberlin Interagency Youth Council Camps
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (July 11, 1994 - July 30, 1994 )
Beyond the Surface: Text and Image in Islamic Art
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 6, 2012 - July 31, 2013 )
A Century of Asian Art at Oberlin: Persian and South Asian Paintings and Manuscripts
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (June 6, 2017 - December 10, 2017 )
Between Page and Picture: History and Myth in the Persian Book of Kings
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 3, 2023 - August 6, 2023 )
Collections
  • Asian
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