Item Information

Dublin Core

Title

al-Qurʾān. Cover

القرآن

Description

It 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 […]

Creator

Karīm Lutf-ʿAlī

Date

1129 / 1716 (text) and 1272 / 1856 (binding)

Rights

No Copyright - United States

Language

Arabic

Type

Still Image

MODS

Key Date

1716

Publication Place

Iran

Form/Genre

manuscripts

Physical Description

120 x 75

Repository Name

Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University

Shelf Location

Ms Or 347

Notes

original filename: RBML_PersianBinding_0028.tif

Public Access

Collection

Smith Oriental Manuscripts

Citation

Karīm Lutf-ʿAlī, “al-Qurʾān. Cover,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed March 17, 2025, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/items/show/11446.