Exhibition: In the School of Wisdom: Persian Bookbinding, ca. 1575-1890
Item appears in the following exhibition pagesIn the School of Wisdom: Persian Bookbinding, ca. 1575-1890: Checklist of Manuscripts In the School of Wisdom: Persian Bookbinding, ca. 1575-1890: Memory: Named Bookbinders Item Information Dublin CoreTitleal-Qurʾān. Cover
القرآن
DescriptionIt is unclear if this binder should be associated with Lutf-ʿAlī Khān, a prolific painter active in Shiraz between ca. 1850-65. Both artists had an eye for botanical detail, although the present binding uses a simpler ground […]
CreatorKarīm Lutf-ʿAlī
Date1129 / 1716 (text) and 1272 / 1856 (binding)
RightsNo Copyright - United States
LanguageArabic
TypeStill Image
MODSKey Date1716
Publication PlaceIran
Form/Genremanuscripts
Physical Description120 x 75
Repository NameRare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Shelf LocationMs Or 347
Notesoriginal filename: RBML_PersianBinding_0028.tif
Public Access
CollectionSmith Oriental Manuscripts
CitationKarīm Lutf-ʿAlī, “al-Qurʾān. Cover,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed May 6, 2024, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/school_of_wisdom/item/11446. |