uispeccoll: #MiniatureMonday Arabic Octagonal Qur’an Likely produced during the tail end
uispeccoll: #MiniatureMonday Arabic Octagonal Qur’an Likely produced during the tail end of The Islamic Golden Age, (ca 8th to 14th century) which was a period of cultural, economic and scientific flourishing in the greater Middle East, this remarkable miniature Qur'an is handwritten in fully vocalized Arabic on octagonal pages inside a gold border. It is contained in red spherical case with clasp, and the whole thing is preserved in a special case made by the University of Iowa conservation department. Read more about it here Check back in on Thursday for another book in Arabic from the archives! –Diane R. -- source link