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David James
This, the second of the four-volume catalogue of the Qur'anic material
in the Collection, covers the period from AD 1000 to 1400 and includes
examples from Iraq, Iran, Syria, Egypt, Anatolia, India, Spain and
North Africa.
The 56 items presented here include a Qur'an written in gold in
12th-century Iraq; one of a small group of Qur'ans known to have
been produced in Valencia in the same period; and what may be the
earliest surviving Qur'an from India.
Even more remarkable is a section from a 30-part Qur'an written
by Yaqut al-Musta'simi, the greatest Islamic calligrapher of the
later Middle Ages: other sections from the same Qur'an are in Istanbul
and Dublin, but this is the only one to retain its original illumination.
These important items are the subject of substantial new studies
and other essays cover Qur'an production in Damascus and manuscript
patronage in Shiraz under the Inju'ids and Muzaffarids. The detailed
catalogue entries are complemented by multiple colour illustrations,
and colophons and other significant documentation are reproduced
with full translations.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr David James was formerly Islamic Curator, The Chester Beatty
Library, Dublin; he is a leading specialist on manuscripts of the
Qur'an.
DETAILS
240 pages; fully illustrated in colour; some line drawings; section
on documentary inscriptions
35.5 x 25.5 cm
hardback with dust jacket (slipcased)
1992
1-874780-52-8
£89 $180
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