Name | Dynasty | Details | Justification |
Page from a Qur'an | Hegira 410 / AD 1020Fatimid-Zirid | Museum of Islamic Art Raqqada, Kairouan, Tunisia | This Qur'an was the effort of two artisans: the script written by a woman, 'Dura al-Katiba' – 'Dura the lady-scribe', and the gilding, decoration and binding by Ali Ibn Ahmad al-Waraq. |
Qur'an binding | Hegira late 8th century / AD late 14th centuryMamluk (Bahri) | Museum of Islamic Art at the Pergamon Museum Berlin, Germany | The central area of this Qur'an-binding is framed by a thin braided border, which encapsulates the 'Throne' verse (2: 255). A calligrapher and a painter would have collaborated in decorating it. |
Qur'an box | Around Hegira 730 / AD 1330Mamluk | Museum of Islamic Art at the Pergamon Museum Berlin, Germany | This box was made to hold a Qur'an made up of 30 volumes. Such a Qur'an was suitable for use in a religious foundation, and would have been commissioned by a wealthy patron. |
Qur'an stand | Hegira mid-7th century / AD mid-13th centurySeljuqs of Rum (Anatolian Seljuq) | Museum of Islamic Art at the Pergamon Museum Berlin, Germany | Made from a single piece of wood, this Qur'an-stand is decorated appropriately with calligraphic scripts in the classic kufic style. The 'Throne' verse from the Qur'an is engraved on the underside. |
Qur'an leaf | Hegira 8th–9th centuries / AD 14th–15th centuriesMamluk | Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities (Medelhavsmuseet) Stockholm, Sweden | This Qur'an leaf is written using the muhaqqaq style of Arabic script, and decorated with gilded rosettes to indicate the verses. |