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Description: Left half of the frontispiece to the 7th volume of a manuscript of the Koran, Cairo

TitleLeft half of the frontispiece to the 7th volume of a manuscript of the Koran, Cairo

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureMamluk

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1304–1306

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsUnknown

Dimensions18 1/2 x 12 5/8 in. (47 x 32 cm)

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/turning-the-pages/?id=0354faf0-a67a-11db-87d3-0050c2490048&type=book

Accession numberMS. Add. 22412, f. 2r

SubjectsIslamic illumination of books and manuscriptsArt, MamelukeInscriptions

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8. The Arts in Egypt and Syria under the Mamluks

Sheila S. Blair, Jonathan M. Bloom

The Art and Architecture of Islam: 1250–1800

Architecture was the preeminent art of the Mamluk period and the Mamluks’ patronage of architecture defined many of the other arts, which produced fittings and furnishings for their charitable foundations. Such diverse objects as glass lamps, brass candlesticks, paper Koran manuscripts, and wooden minbars can all be understood within the continuous...

Author

Sheila S. Blair, Jonathan M. Bloom

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.97-113

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00124.012

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-15667&redirecttoanchor=18650

Chapter subject tags:Islamic art--EgyptArt, MamelukeIslamic illumination of books and manuscriptsIslamic decoration and ornamentIslamic decorative arts

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