Qur'an

1450 - 1460

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About the Artwork

The Timurids ruled most of Iran and Central Asia for much of the fifteenth century. As patrons of the arts they established kitabkhanas (royal library-workshops) in Samarkand and Herat, producing luxurious Qur’ans (the holy book of Islam) as declarations of their piety. These Qur’ans, of imposing size, were written in a variety of monumental cursive scripts and illuminated with a rich repertoire of ornamental motifs. The delicacy and intricacy of expression achieved by the royal Timurid style dazzles the eye on this sumptuous object of veneration.

Title Qur'an

Artwork Date 1450 - 1460

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Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. Iranian

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Medium Ink, pigments, and gold on painted paper; binding: leather with gold and pigments

Dimensions Overall (book): 17 1/2 × 15 inches (44.5 × 38.1 cm) Overall (manuscript): 12 × 10 1/2 inches (30.5 × 26.7 cm)

Classification Manuscripts

Department Islamic Art

Credit City of Detroit Purchase

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 30.323

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Provenance

(Hassan Khan, Tabriz, Iran);
1930-present, purchased by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Published References

Edwards, Holly. Patterns and Precision: The Arts and Sciences of Islam. National Committee to Honor the Fourteenth Centennial Islam, 1982, p. 31 (ill.).

Masterpieces of Art (In Memory of W. R. Valentiner). North Carolina Museum of Art. Raleigh, 1959, cat. 214.

Lentz, T. W. and G. D. Lowry. Timur and the Princely Vision. Exh. cat., Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles, 1989, pp. 78-79 (ill.). [p. 332 described and dated c. 1425-1450]

Blair, Sheila S., Jonathon M. Bloom, ed., Images of Paradise in Islamic Art. Exh. cat., Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College. Hanover, N.H., 1991, p. 55 (ill.).

Henshaw, Julia P., ed. A Visitors Guide: The Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 1995, p. 127 (ill.).

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Credit Line for Reproduction

Iranian, Qur'an, 1450 - 1460, ink, pigments, and gold on painted paper; binding: leather with gold and pigments. Detroit Institute of Arts, City of Detroit Purchase, 30.323.