AMICA ID:
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MMA_.37.21
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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The manuscript from which this leaf comes must have been one of the finest North African Qur?ans of the period, especially for its uncommon use of gold . The preservation of a number of archaic calligraphic features derived from kufic and the use of vellum are typical of manuscripts produced in the Maghrib (hence the definition of maghribi for this script) and in Andalusia in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
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Creator Nationality:
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African; North African
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Creator Dates/Places:
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North Africa
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Creator Name-CRT:
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North Africa
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Title:
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Leaf from a Qur?an
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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ca. 1250?1350
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Creation Start Date:
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1250
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Creation End Date:
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1350
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Materials and Techniques:
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Ink, colors, and gold on vellum
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Dimensions:
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10 1/4 x 8 9/16 in. (26 x 21.7 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York
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ID Number:
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37.21
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Credit Line:
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Rogers Fund, 1937
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_37.21.tif
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