File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art qur 0284 fol 200b-201a.jpg

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Single-volume Qur'an  wikidata:Q107663892 reasonator:Q107663892
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Single-volume Qur'an
label QS:Len,"Single-volume Qur'an"
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Object type manuscript Edit this at Wikidata
Description
The surviving left-hand folio of the double-page frontispiece (folio 1a) is designed as two overlapping circles in a braided frame, each containing part of the verse, letter and diacritical count ... See full description on web site.
Date circa1000-1050 AD
Medium ink, gold and opaque watercolour on paper
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
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Place of creation Iraq
References https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collections-islamic-art-single-volume-quran-qur284/ (EnglishEdit this at Wikidata

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Description Single-volume Qur'an
Source Khalili Collections
Author Khalili Collections

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