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BRMS 29

Title

Subject

Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts - Quran

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

Source

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

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 29,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed March 6, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/461.