Section from a Qur'an, probably second half 13th century, Made in Iraq or Turkey, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; tooled leather binding, Ht. 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm), Codices, The Qur'an consists of 114 chapters (suras) of uneven length. A system was therefore devised to divide the Qur'an into thirty equal parts, enabling a reading of generally uniform length each day of the month
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Section, Qur, second half 13th century, Iraq, Turkey, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, paper, tooled leather binding, Ht, 19 1/2, 49.5 cm, Codices, consists, 114 chapters, suras, uneven length, system, devised, divide, thirty equal, parts, enabling, reading, generally uniform, length, day, month
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