Folio from a Qur’an, sura 76:27, 28-31; sura 77:1-50

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Detached folio from a Qur’an; recto: Sura al-Insan (the man) 76: part of 27,28-31, Sura al-Mursalat (the Emissaries) 77:1-20 and part of 21, recto begins with “thaqila”; verso: sura 77:21-50, verso begins with “fi-qarari”; Arabic in black, blue and gold naskh, muhaqqaq and thuluth scripts; vocalized in black with red letters for recitation and reading; marginal medallions, inscription; one column, 14 lines of text; one of a group of twenty folios.
Border: The text is set in gold, red and blue rulings on paper with marginal medallions.

Historical period(s): Ottoman period, Second half 16th century

Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Dimensions: H x W: 35.7 x 23.7 cm (14 1/16 x 9 5/16 in)

Geography: Turkey

Credit Line: Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler

Collection: Henri Vever collection

Accession Number: S1986.80

On View Location: Currently not on view

Classification(s): Manuscript

Type: Detached manuscript folio

Keywords: Henri Vever collection, illumination, Islam, naskh script, Ottoman period (1307 - 1922), Qur'an, sura 76, sura 77, Turkey, WWII-era provenance

Provenance: Provenance information is currently unavailable

Previous Owner(s): Francois Mautin French, born 1907
Henri Vever 1854 - 1942

Description: Detached folio from a Qur'an; recto: Sura al-Insan (the man) 76: part of 27,28-31, Sura al-Mursalat (the Emissaries) 77:1-20 and part of 21, recto begins with "thaqila"; verso: sura 77:21-50, verso begins with "fi-qarari"; Arabic in black, blue and gold naskh, muhaqqaq and thuluth scripts; vocalized in black with red letters for recitation and reading; marginal medallions, inscription; one column, 14 lines of text; one of a group of twenty folios.
Border: The text is set in gold, red and blue rulings on paper with marginal medallions.

Inscription(s): Recto: bottom left, waqf (endowment)

Published References

Glenn D. Lowry, Milo Cleveland Beach, Elisabeth West FitzHugh, Susan Nemanzee, Janet Snyder. An Annotated and Illustrated Checklist of the Vever Collection. Washington and Seattle. cat. 23, p. 22.
Edwin Binney 3rd. Turkish Treasures from the Collection of Edwin Binney, 3rd: 1981 Supplement to the 1979 Catalogue. San Diego. cat. 61a, p. 2.
Dr. Massumeh Farhad Serpil Bagci. Falnama: The Book of Omens. Exh. cat. Washington, October 24, 2009 - January 24, 2010. p. 54.