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Single-volume Qur'an  wikidata:Q107663895 reasonator:Q107663895
Title
Single-volume Qur'an
label QS:Len,"Single-volume Qur'an"
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Object type manuscript Edit this at Wikidata
Description
Unusually for a Mamluk Qur'an, the opening pages of each quarter (rub') of the text are illuminated. The most striking feature of these illuminated pages is their beautifully drawn spiral split-p ... See full description on web site.
Date dated Sha'ban 729 (June 1329)
Medium ink, gold and opaque watercolour on paper; modern facsimile binding
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
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Place of creation Egypt, most probably Cairo
References https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-single-volume-quran-qur317/ (EnglishEdit this at Wikidata

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

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