<em>Folio from the "Blue" Qur'an</em>, 9th–10th century. Ink, gold, and silver (now oxidized) on blue-dyed parchment, 11 3/16 × 15 in. (28.4 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Beatrice Riese, 1995.51a-b (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1995.51a-b_front_IMLS_SL2.jpg)

Folio from the "Blue" Qur'an

Medium: Ink, gold, and silver (now oxidized) on blue-dyed parchment

Geograhical Locations:

North Africa
Sicily, Italy
Western Islamic lands, Spain

Dates:9th–10th century

Dimensions: 11 3/16 × 15 in. (28.4 × 38.1 cm) frame: 15 × 20 × 2 in. (38.1 × 50.8 × 5.1 cm)

Collections:

Arts of the Islamic World

Exhibitions:

Light of the Sufis: The Mystical Arts of Islam

Accession Number: 1995.51a-b

Image: 1995.51a-b_front_IMLS_SL2.jpg,

Brooklyn Museum