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Volume Containing Five Surahs of the Qur'an  wikidata:Q107663889 reasonator:Q107663889
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Volume Containing Five Surahs of the Qur'an
label QS:Len,"Volume Containing Five Surahs of the Qur'an"
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Object type manuscript Edit this at Wikidata
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This beautifully written and illuminated volume contains surah al-Fatihah (I), surah al-An'am (VI), surah al-Kahf (XVIII), surah Saba' (XXIV) and surah al-Mala'ikah (XXXV). The opening spread is ... See full description on web site.
Date 1336 AD
Medium ink, gold and opaque watercolour on paper; 16th-century Safavid gilt leather binding with paper onlay
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
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Place of creation Iran, probably Shiraz
References https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-volume-containing-five-surahs-of-the-quran-qur242/ (EnglishEdit this at Wikidata

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Description Volume Containing Five Surahs of the Qur'an
Source Khalili Collections
Author Khalili Collections

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