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BRMS 25

Title

Subject

Islamic illumination - Qur'an

Description

This small-format Quran is written in fine Arabic script with an interlinear Persian translation in red ink and manuscript annotations in the margins. First leaves illuminated with elaborate carpet borders of crimson, blue, gold, etc. Gilded borders and marginal decorations.

Source

BRMS 25. Quran. Persia, 17th century. Illuminated manuscript in Arabic and Farsi on paper. From the Ruth and Lyle Sellers Medical Collection

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).

Relation

ScriptureWorship

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Illuminated Quran manuscript on paper

Collection

Inscribed Illuminations and Inspirations: Manuscripts at Bridwell Library

Citation

“BRMS 25,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed June 10, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1833.