Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript late 11th-12th century This folio from a Quran is written on paper in black new style script, with vocalizations in red, diacritical marks in gold, and other orthographical signs in blue and black. The golden medallions are verse markers: the smaller ones contain letter numerals, while the larger one contains the words "100 verses" encircled by a band of trefoil scrolls, indicating the beginning of the 100th verse of Sura 6 (al-An‘am, "of the Cattle").Paper, a Chinese invention, was first produced in the Islamic lands from the late 8th century, in Baghdad, but only from the 10th century onward it is known to have been employed for Qur‘ans, as a substitute for parchment.. Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript 447047

Brand: PL Photography Limited
SKU: 6145-29758775
Availability: InStock

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript late 11th-12th century This folio from a Quran is written on paper in black new style script, with vocalizations in red, diacritical marks in gold, and other orthographical signs in blue and black. The golden medallions are verse markers: the smaller ones contain letter numerals, while the larger one contains the words "100 verses" encircled by a band of trefoil scrolls, indicating the beginning of the 100th verse of Sura 6 (al-An‘am, "of the Cattle").Paper, a Chinese invention, was first produced in the Islamic lands from the late 8th century, in Baghdad, but only from the 10th century onward it is known to have been employed for Qur‘ans, as a substitute for parchment.. Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript 447047

SuperStock offers millions of photos, videos, and stock assets to creatives around the world. This image of Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript late 11th-12th century This folio from a Quran is written on paper in black new style script, with vocalizations in red, diacritical marks in gold, and other orthographical signs in blue and black. The golden medallions are verse markers: the smaller ones contain letter numerals, while the larger one contains the words "100 verses" encircled by a band of trefoil scrolls, indicating the beginning of the 100th verse of Sura 6 (al-An‘am, "of the Cattle").Paper, a Chinese invention, was first produced in the Islamic lands from the late 8th century, in Baghdad, but only from the 10th century onward it is known to have been employed for Qur‘ans, as a substitute for parchment.. Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript 447047 by Piemags/PL Photography Limited is available for licensing today.

Royalty Free License

Royalty-Free Standard Commercial licenses are granted for worldwide, non-exclusive and perpetual use, unless specifically noted otherwise. All Royalty-Free transactions are final. The Royalty-Free Standard Commercial license has no limitations and covers up to 15 users.