قرآن

Walters Ms. W.562, Koran

Walters Ms. W.562, Koran

al-Qurʾān

القرآن

This illuminated fragment of the Qur'an contains chapter 78 (Sūrat al-nabāʾ) through chapter 114 (Sūrat al-nās). It dates to the ninth century AH / fifteenth CE and was probably produced in Iran. The text is written in a large vocalized muḥaqqaq script in black ink. The chapter headings are inscribed in both the New Abbasid (broken cursive) style and thuluth script. Verse markers are illuminated in gold, and polychrome medallions mark tenth verses. The black goatskin binding, which is attributable to the eleventh century AH / seventeenth CE, has a blind-tooled central lobed oval with floral motifs and pastedowns of marbled paper. For full description, see http://www.thedigitalwalters.org/Data/WaltersManuscripts/html/W562/description.html

The primary language in this manuscript is Arabic.

Double-page illuminated incipit with interlinear floral motifs and other decoration, including text frames in blue and gold (fols. 2b-3a); verse markers of gold rosettes with outlines in black and highlights in blue; chapter headings; inscribed polychrome medallions marking tenth verses (not consistent throughout codex)

fol. 2b Right side of a double-page illuminated incipit of chapter 78 of the Qur'an Incipit This is the right side of a double-page illuminated incipit for chapter 78 (Sūrat al-nabāʾ). The inscription in the illuminated panels begins with the title of chapter 78 (Sūrat al-nabāʾ), followed by verses 77-81 of chapter 56 (Sūrat al-wāqiʿah), which continues in the panels on the facing page. The panel inscription is written in the New Abbasid (broken cursive) style in gold on a blue ground with green arabesques.

fol. 3a Left side of a double-page illuminated incipit of chapter 78 Incipit This is the left side of a double-page illuminated incipit for chapter 78 (Sūrat al-nabāʾ). The inscription in the illuminated panels is verses 79-81 of chapter 56 (Sūrat al-wāqiʿah). The panel inscription is written in the New Abbasid (broken cursive) style in gold on a blue ground with green arabesques.

fol. 5b Illuminated chapter heading for chapter 79 (Sūrat al-nāzi‘āt) Chapter heading The illuminated panel on the bottom of the page is the chapter heading for chapter 79 (Sūrat al-nāzi‘āt). It is written in thuluth script in gold ink on a red ground.

fol. 42a Illuminated chapter heading for chapter 106 (Sūrat Quraysh) Chapter heading This is a text page with an illuminated chapter heading for chapter 106 (Sūrat Quraysh). The title is written in the New Abbasid (broken cursive) style in gold ink on a blue ground with green arabesques.

fol. 45b Illuminated chapter heading for chapter 113 of the Qur'an Chapter heading This text page has lines of vocalized muḥaqqaq script with an illuminated chapter heading for chapter 113 (Sūrat al-falaq). The chapter heading is written in New Abbasid (broken cursive) style in gold ink on a blue ground with red arabesques.

9th century AH / 15th CE

Walters Art Museum, 1931, by Henry Walters bequest

Arabic

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