Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript in Floriated Script, 11th century, Attributed to Iran or Central Asia, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm), Codices, The manuscript to which this page once belonged, copied in floriated 'new style' script, exhibits a striking balance of rigorous discipline and exuberant imagination. The calligrapher pushes the boundaries of the 'new style' script by transforming the vertical shafts of the letters into plaited designs and vegetation
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Folio, Qur, Manuscript, Floriated Script, 11th century, Attributed, Iran, Central Asia, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, paper, H, 9 7/8, 25.1 cm, Codices, manuscript, page, copied, floriated, new style, script, exhibits, striking balance, rigorous discipline, exuberant imagination, calligrapher pushes, boundaries, transforming, vertical shafts, letters, plaited designs, vegetation
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