Bifolium from the 'Nurse's Qur'an' (Mushaf al-Hadina), ca. A.H. 410/ A.D. 1019–20, Made in Tunisia, probably Qairawan, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on parchment, H. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm), Codices, This double-page from a Qur'an comes down to us with the fascinating information that the nursemaid to one of the Zirid rulers of North Africa commissioned it for donation to the Great Mosque of Qairawan
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Bifolium, Nurse, Qur', Mushaf al-Hadina, ca, .H, 410/ .D, 1019–20, Tunisia, Qairawan, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, parchment, H, 17 1/2, 44.5 cm, Codices, double-page, Qur, comes down, us, fascinating information, nursemaid, Zirid rulers, North Africa, commissioned, donation, Great Mosque
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