Qur'an Folio (531 AH) · Islam Museum

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In time

The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks

Arts of the book

Overview

A leaf from a Qur'an dated 531 AH / 1137 CE; Iran or Iraq. Held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. ¹

People and things also explored

Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal

Sources

Metropolitan Museum Open Access

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islam.museum contributors. “Qur'an Folio (531 AH)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/waraqa-quran-531/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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Objects

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Arabesque

The interlaced vegetal ornament that became the signature of Islamic art, flowing across stucco, stone, wood and manuscripts.