Pages dyed pink, script from the Maghreb, and gold medallions make this Qu’ran especially spectacular.
Bifolium from the Pink Qur’an, from Spain, 13th century, ink, gold, silver, and opaque watercolor on paper, 31.8 x 50.2 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Additional resources
This work at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Spain, 1000–1200: Art at the Frontiers of Faith
Smarthistory images for teaching and learning:
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