Qur'an Leaf in Kufic Script North Africa, 850-950 gold on blue velllum, 8 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches (22.2 x 31.8 cm) Bj Averitt Islamic Art Fund 1999.78

This leaf is from a famous Qur’an, Islam’s holiest book, written in gold on blue vellum. Most of this luxurious Qur'an is in Tunis at the Museum of Islamic Art, National Institute of Archaeology and the Arts, but a few leaves have found their way into museums, libraries, and private collections. This Qur'an was perhaps made for the library of the Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia.


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