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Leaf from a Qur’an Manuscript by Unknown artist

Leaf from a Qur’an Manuscript

12th century

Ink and opaque watercolour on paper

Aga Khan Museum

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A page from a 12th-century Qur'an manuscript features dense Arabic script in black ink with red vowel markings and marginalia. The paper is aged and slightly discolored. Image: Chapter 6, Al- An‘ am (The Cattle): verses 54–64 Accession number: AKM306

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manuscript page text script dense text block marginalia asymmetrical balance flat picture plane religious text calligraphy arabic script illumination sand

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