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22 October
2016
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20 February
2017

The Art of the Qur’an:
Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Washington, DC

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Qur’an
Calligrapher: Khalil Allah b. Mahmud Shah

Turkey, Ottoman period, September 1517

Ink, color, and gold on paper
Each page 37 x 29 cm
Istanbul,Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts

Qur’an
Calligrapher:Ali b. Mahmud al-Havavi

Iran, Tabriz, Safavid period, January 15, 1516

Ink, color, and gold on paper
Each page 41 × 29cm
Istanbul, Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts

Qur’an
Calligrapher: Abd al-Qadir b. Abd al-Wahhab b. Shahmir al-Husayni

Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period, ca. 1580

Ink, color, and gold on paper
Each page 58 x 39 cm
Istanbul, Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts

Qur’an
Attributed to calligrapher Abd Allah al-Sayrafi

Probably Iraq, Il-Khanid period, first half of 14th century

Ink, color, and gold on paper
50 x 35.5 cm
Istanbul Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts

Qur’an binding

Probably Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period, ca. 1580

Paperboard and leather
31 x 56cm
Istanbul, Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts

Qur’an folio

Near East, Abbasid period, 9th-10th century

Ink, color,and gold on parchment
24.5 x 33 cm
Purchase—Charles Lang Freer Endowment Freer Gallery of Art