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Summary
Arghun Shah's Qur'an
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| Title |
Deutsch:
Koran von Arghûn Shâh, Szene: Ornament
English:
Frontispiece of the Qur'an of Arghun Shah
Français :
Frontispice du Coran d'Arghûn Shâh
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| Object type |
illuminated manuscript
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codex
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calligraphic work
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| Description |
English:
Left half of double frontispiece from the Qur'an manuscript commissioned by amir Arghun Shah (d. 1376) (there is an endowment certificate in his name). Unsigned and undated, produced in Cairo circa 1369-1372. Main text in muhaqqaq script, incidentals in kufic. 388 folios. Egyptian National Library, Cairo, Masahif Rasid 54, f.2r
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| Language |
Arabic
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| Date |
circa
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| Medium |
paper
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ink
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gold
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| Dimensions |
height: 70.5 cm (27.7 in)
; width: 55.5 cm (21.8 in)
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| Collection |
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| Accession number |
Masahif Rasid 54, f.2r
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| Place of creation |
Cairo
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| References | Richard Ettinghausen, Arab Painting , Geneva, Skira, 1977, p.174; D. James, Qur'ans of the Mamluks, Alexandria Press, London, 1988, p. 188, 192-193, 231. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | The Yorck Project (2002) 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei (DVD-ROM), distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH. ISBN : 3936122202 . | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Licensing
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The work of art depicted in this image and the reproduction thereof are in the
public domain
worldwide. The reproduction is part of a
collection of reproductions compiled by
The Yorck Project
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Zenodot Verlagsgesellschaft mbH
and licensed under the
GNU Free Documentation License
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