Detail View: Rylands Collection: Qurʼan Carpet Page
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Image Number:
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JRL0903881dc
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Reference Number:
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Arabic MS 705
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Image Title:
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Qurʼan Carpet Page
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Parent Work Title:
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Qur'an
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Translated Parent Work Title:
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Koran
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Date Created:
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c1504 [c910 AH]
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Page/Sheet:
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1v
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Description:
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Beautifully illuminated carpet page in blue, gilt and white on yellowish paper. The verses are separated by circular designs in gilt. The margins are broad and the rulings are also gilt. This complete text of the Qur’an is illuminated with the finest grade of Lazurite and ground gold paint. The gold has been burnished in some areas creating depth in the design. Lazurite derives its name from lazaward, the Persian word for blue, and is used extensively in Islamic art.
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Language Code:
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ara
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Language:
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Arabic
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Subject:
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Islam--Religion
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Subject:
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Qurʼan--Manuscripts, Arabic
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Subject:
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Arabic literature
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Subject:
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God (Islam) in literature
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Illustrated works
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Technique Used:
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Illumination (image-making process)
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Support:
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Paper
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Item Height:
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250 mm
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Item Width:
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175 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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References:
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Mingana, Alphonse. Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1934
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2008-10-28
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2006-11
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Educational Notes:
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Exhibition: The Alchemy of Colour
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Academic Project Lead:
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Carol Burrows
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Academic Project Lead:
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Elaine Sheldon
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Collection Code:
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Rylands
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