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Summary
Artist |
'Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Bakr b 'Abd al-Rahman al-Katib al-Maliki, called Zarin Qalam (Golden Pen)
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Description |
English:
Illuminated double-page from the Qur'an copied by 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Bakr b 'Abd al-Rahman al-Katib al-Maliki, called Zarin Qalam (Golden Pen). The words "Al-Katib al-Maliki", "The Royal Scribe", imply that the calligrapher was the secretary or scribe of a Seljuk ruler. Each page of this manuscript has nineteen lines of text; the first, tenth, and nineteenth lines are written in
muhaqqaq
, and the two blocks sandwiched in between each comprise eight lines in
rayhan
. New chapter is introduced by the basmala in black kufic edged with gold. Chapter 26:156-184, 23:10-24:5. Iran, dated 3 August 1186 (15 Jumada I 582). Chester Beatty Library Is 1438, ff.124b-125a
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Date |
1186
date QS:P571,+1186-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Accession number |
Is 1438, ff.124b-125a
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