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Opening Folio of the 26th Volume of the "Anonymous Baghdad Qur'an"

706 AH/1306–7 CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 450
This is the right half of a double‑page opening to a volume of the Qur'an. Its patron is unknown, but we know that the calligrapher was Ahmad ibn al‑Suhrawardi, a famous student of the master scribe Yaqut al‑Musta'simi, and that the illuminator was Muhammad ibn Aibak, who collaborated with him on several outstanding Qur'ans. From the surviving parts of this Qur'an, it appears that the illuminator created a different geometric scheme to preface each volume.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Opening Folio of the 26th Volume of the "Anonymous Baghdad Qur'an"
  • Calligrapher: Ahmad ibn al-Suhrawardi al-Bakri (died 1320/21)
  • Illuminator: Muhammad ibn Aibak ibn 'Abdallah
  • Date: 706 AH/1306–7 CE
  • Geography: Made in Iraq, Baghdad
  • Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
  • Dimensions: Overall:
    H. 17 in. (43.2 cm)
    W. 13 7/8 in. (35.2 cm)
    Mat:
    H. 22 in. (55.9 cm)
    W. 16 in. (40.6 cm)
    Frame:
    H. 23 in. (58.4 cm)
    W. 17 in. (43.2 cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1950
  • Object Number: 50.12
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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