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THE SCRIPT AND ILLUMINATION OF TIMURID QUR'ANS IN GLOBAL COLLECTIONS

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  99-120

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 Man has always endeavored to convey messages. These messages can be social, cultural, ethnic, or religious. One of the unsurpassed methods, mainly in expressing religious concepts is illustrating books and scripts. Hence, the script of books and its illustrations have been given significant attention even from pre- Islamic ages. This importance has strengthened after the emergence of Islam when artists began illustrating pages of the holy Qur'an.The Timurid era is renowned for its art in writing and illustrating the Qur'an. Hence, script and calligraphy were considered as highly elaborated arts; the Nastaliq Was first established in this era by Mirza Ali Tabrizi and many other calligraphers created novel ways of writing. Naskh, Thulth, Toghi, and Regha and at times Nastaliq were applied in translating the Qur'an and Kufi writing was applied on the titles of surahs. The magnificence of these valuable Qur'ans inspired many artisits of the age especially princes and rulers of the Timurid such as Baysonghor Mirza and Ibrahim Sultan.Therefore, the focal point of this paper is analyzing the characteristics of Timurid scripts and illustration of books. Difficulties in reaching Quradic manuscripts of Timurid era in national and international collections will also be explained.Aims: 1-Introducing the Qurans of the Timurid era in museums and GLOBAL COLLECTIONS.2-Investigating the script, ILLUMINATION and traits of the TIMURID QUR'ANS.Questions raised in this paper: 1-What is the quantity of TIMURID QUR'ANS in national and international collections?2-What are the significant characteristics of the art of book writing and illustrations in the Timurid era?

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    APA: Copy

    SHAYESTEHFAR, MAHNAZ. (2009). THE SCRIPT AND ILLUMINATION OF TIMURID QUR'ANS IN GLOBAL COLLECTIONS. ISLAMIC ART, 5(10), 99-120. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/136740/en

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    SHAYESTEHFAR MAHNAZ. THE SCRIPT AND ILLUMINATION OF TIMURID QUR'ANS IN GLOBAL COLLECTIONS. ISLAMIC ART[Internet]. 2009;5(10):99-120. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/136740/en

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    MAHNAZ SHAYESTEHFAR, “THE SCRIPT AND ILLUMINATION OF TIMURID QUR'ANS IN GLOBAL COLLECTIONS,” ISLAMIC ART, vol. 5, no. 10, pp. 99–120, 2009, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/136740/en

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