Goobi - ba0d8 - 2020-08-02 18:16:45+0000
Goobi
Qur'an scroll.
Measuring over 11m in length and only 10cm in height, this scroll conveys the entire text of the Qur'an through a striking sequence of different calligraphic layouts, in which a large pious inscription dramatically overlays the packed and tiny text below. The outer borders meanwhile convey a long band of clearly written Qur'anic text (sura 112), written in gold.
Scroll, ink, colours and gold on paper, backed on green silk, Arabic text in varying black, red, gold and white scripts (cursive and angular), periodically overlaying or reserving large thuluth, kufic or square kufic scripts against very small naskh or ghubar scripts, with illuminated sura-headings throughout, Qur'an (originally the complete text, suras 1, 2, 48 now missing), border naskh inscription repeating al-Ikhlas (sura 112), with panel grid of magic squares (awfaq), possibly Iran, undated, c. 1400-1450.
Qur'an scroll
Is 1625
Is_1625
Islamic Collection
Arabic (language)
Scroll (object name)
Object by Function/Documents by function/Religious text/Qur'an
Approved Place 2018/Middle East/Iran
Scroll (object name)
Qur'an
Naskh script
Thuluth script
Kufic script
Ghubar script
Banna'i script
1400-1450
1400
1450
true
Approved Material 2018/Organic/Plant (material)/Plant fibre/Paper (material)
Approved Material 2018/Materials/Colourant (material)/Pigment (material)
Approved Material 2018/Materials/Coating material/Ink (material)
Approved Material 2018/Inorganic/Metal (material)/Non-ferrous metal/Gold
Approved Material 2018/Materials/Textile (material)/Silk
Approved Material 2018/Organic/Animal (material)/Leather (material)
Paper (material)
Pigment (material)
Ink (material)
Gold
Silk
Leather (material)
GOOD
105 mm x 11280 mm (height x length)
cll
Unknown
Unknown
Iran
possibly
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