22/09/2022
Date:
These pages belongs to a four-volume Quran. It was probably written in the east of Iran (390-442 AH)
Decoration:
This Quran is decorated beautifully with Tazhib; woven circles in the beginning and end pages.
The main feature of this design is the presence of two vertical circles, where an oval is created at their intersection, and all these motifs are placed in a rectangular inscription.
Calligraphy Type:
The title of each surah is written in Kufi script and in gold color, but the main text is written in Naskh script and the appendix are written in Kufic script.
Extra Tips about last pages:
In each half, there are two semicircles that are connected to each other by a rectangle.
In the upper and lower part, you can see parts of two circles that formed a shape similar to an ax head.
These motifs are surrounded by very small circular circles. Inside all parts of the circle, a chain of palm trees is painted
The surrounding frame is decorated with a four-based line Gereh work, and a palm tree with a blue background can be seen on the outer edge of each page.
Source: "Collection of Islamic Art" gathered by "Nasser David Khalili"
