"Islamic Calligraphy": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 50, no. 1 (Summer, 1992)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 50 | NUMBER 1

"Islamic Calligraphy"

Schimmel, Annemarie, with the assistance of Barbara Rivolta

1992

56 pages

This title is out of print.

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Annemarie Schimmel

Met Art in Publication

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Ink and gold on parchment — Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
late 9th–early 10th century

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on parchment — Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
late 8th–early 9th century

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on parchment — Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
9th century

Tombstone, Alabaster; carved — Tombstone
10th century

Two elements from the minbar of Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad, Wood (teak); carved and painted — Two elements from the minbar of Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad
dated 546 AH/1151 CE

Coin, al'Aziz Egyptian, born Tunesia, Gold — Coin
al'Aziz
dated 366 AH/976–77 CE

Qur'an Case, Leather; embroidered with gilt-silver wire — Qur'an Case
second half 15th century

Bowl, Earthenware; white slip with incised black slip decoration under transparent glaze — Bowl
10th century

Mirror, Bronze; cast, chased — Mirror
12th century

Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript, Ink and gold on paper — Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript
383 AH/993 CE

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
ca. 1180

Bowl with Arabic Inscription, Earthenware; white slip with black-slip decoration under transparent glaze — Bowl with Arabic Inscription
10th century

Textile Fragment, Linen, silk; plain weave, tapestry weave — Textile Fragment
ca. 1021–36

Textile, Linen, ink, gold; plain weave, block printed, painted — Textile
10th–11th century

Linen Fragment, Linen; embroidered in silk — Linen Fragment
908–932

Tiraz Textile Fragment, Cotton, ink, and gold; plain weave, resist-dyed (ikat), painted<br/>Inscription: black ink and gold leaf; painted — Tiraz Textile Fragment
late 9th–early 10th century

Page of Calligraphy, Khwaja Ekhtiar Iranian, Ink and opaque watercolor on parchment — Page of Calligraphy
Khwaja Ekhtiar
dated 973 AH/1565–66 CE

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Ahmad ibn al-Suhrawardi al-Bakri, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
Ahmad ibn al-Suhrawardi al-Bakri
dated 707 AH/1307–8 CE

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
14th century

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript, `Umar Aqta', Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
`Umar Aqta'
late 14th–early 15th century (before 1405)

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