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Page from the Koran

Text from Sura 7 from the Koran.

Vertical paper with nine lines of gold Neshki with thin black outlines to a page. Vowels and diacritical marks in red, reading marks in blue and black. The text is from Sura 7, starting in the middle of verse 23 and ending on the next page in the middle of verse 30. The gold rosettes indicae the end of a verse and give its unit number. The marginal decoration is the imprint of the decoration on the opposite page, marking the end of the twentieth verse.

Date
13th century
In our collection
since October the 3rd, 2008 up to now
Dimensions
13 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (34.29 x 21.59 cm) (image, sheet)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Ink, colors and gold on paper
Price
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Composition
oxygen87%
iron13%