Miscellany of Prayers and Suras from a Qu'ran
dated A.H. 1250/1834 CE
Medium
Miscellany: ink and opaque watercolor on embossed colored paper Binding: pasteboard, opaque watercolor, and gold under lacquer
Dimensions
H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm) W. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Classification
Codices
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Shamina Talyarkhan, 2006
Accession Number
2006.543.3
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite *Miscellany of Prayers and Suras from Qu'ran*, created by Abu Talib al-Isfahani in A.H. 1250 (1834 CE), is a treasured example of 19-century Islamic manuscript art from Persian world. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Islamic Art Department, this compact codex—measuring just 7⅞ by 5 inches—features selected prayers and chapters from the Qur'an, the devotional practice of compiling personal anthologies of sacred texts for meditation and recitation. Crafted with ink and opaque watercolor on embossed colored paper, the manuscript showcases the meticulous techniques of Per...