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BRMS 29

Title

Subject

Islamic illumination - Qur'an

Description

Richly illuminated with gold, lapis lazuli, arsenic orange, and verdigris green on highly polished paper, this Quran was produced during Persia's Safavid Dynasty. Bound in brown goat with embossed flap, covers with central panel with gilt medallions over red and black leather, rebacked. Highly polished Islamic paper; modern endpapers with three-crescent watermark, sized and polished.

Source

BRMS 29. Quran. Persia, 17th century. Illuminated manuscript in Arabic on paper.

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 29,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed January 16, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1834.