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Title
Qur'an Manuscript, Iran, 1853-54 CE / 1270 AH, Manuscript: paper, ink, opaque watercolour and gold, Binding: leather, pasteboard, lacquer, paint, AKM493
Description
This Qur'an provides an example of a lacquered book binding, a Persian technique that was first developed in the fifteenth century but became highly popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. These glossy bindings are created by building up a layer of gesso and lacquer on top of a lightweight pasteboard cover; after painting this surface with a design, several more layers of lacquer are applied, sometimes with ground mother-of-pearl for added iridescence. Finally, the surface is smoothed and polished to a high shine.
Publisher
Aga Khan Museum
Date
1853-54 CE / 1270 AH
Contributor
Photographer Credit: Courtesy of the Aga Khan Museum
Rights
Aga Khan Museum
Format
Materials:
Manuscript: paper, ink, opaque watercolour and gold
Binding: leather, pasteboard, lacquer, paint
Manuscript: paper, ink, opaque watercolour and gold
Binding: leather, pasteboard, lacquer, paint
Language
Arabic
Identifier
AKM493
Coverage
Iran
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