Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript in Floriated 'New Style' Script, 11th century, Made in Iran or Central Asia, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm), Codices, This folio, copied in floriated 'new style' script, exhibits a striking balance of rigorous discipline and exuberant imagination. The fourth line of text is much larger than the rest and its vertical letters end in elaborate decoration, visually emphasizing the words 'Muhammad, God’s Messenger
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