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BRMS 31

Title

Subject

Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts - Quran

Description

Each of the 388 leaves feature Arabic calligraphy and unique decorative patters made with lapis lazuli, burnished gold leaf, and other bright pigments.

Source

BRMS 31, Quran. Illuminated manuscript in Arabic on paper. [Persia, ca. 1600].

Publisher

Bridwell Library Special Collections

Date

Rights

Please cite Bridwell Library Special Collections, SMU, as the source of this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained by contacting Special Collections (bridsc@smu.edu).

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Manuscript

Citation

“BRMS 31,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed December 13, 2024, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/462.