ca. 1300
Africa
Object qualities
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Objectillustration: Section from a non-illustrated manuscript
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumInk, gold, and opaque watercolor on parchment
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Size7 15/16 x 7 9/16 in. (20.2 x 19.2 cm)
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Geography detailsAttributed to
Africa -
Country today
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Dateca. 1300
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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As the second volume of a seven-part Qur’an manuscript, this codex contains no colophon, but it opens with an elaborately illuminated double page bearing intricate geometric strapwork closely comparable to designs of Andalusian and North African tiles. Marginalia indicate that this Qur’an once belonged to the library of a ribat (hostel) in the holy city of Medina accommodating Moroccan residents.