The Qur'an Manuscripts in the al-Haram al-Sharif Museum. Jerusalem

By: Salameh, Khader Ibrahim
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The Qur'an Manuscripts in the al-Haram al-Sharif Museum. Jerusalem

Language: English & Arabic
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The legacy of Qur'anic calligraphy and illumination forms a comprehensive yet cohesive whole which has assimilated to the cultural differences that exist over the vast distances separating the regions of the Islamic world. Khader Salameh shows how the art has developed over time as he studies a selection of Qur'an manuscripts held in the al-Haram al-Sharif Islamic Museum in Jerusalem.

In conjunction with UNESCO, the director of the Islamic Museum and director of the al-Aqsa Mosque library Khader Salameh has written this book with the aim of drawing international attention t...
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Topic: Quranic Manuscripts - History, Scripts, Illuminations, etc.|9781859641323|

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By:Salameh, Khader Ibrahim
Language:English & Arabic
Format:Hardcover
Pages: 206 pp, Color Illustrations
Publisher:Garnet Press, Reading, England / Unesco, Paris 2001
Dimensions:20 x 28 cm
ISBN-13:9781859641323
Topic:Quranic Manuscripts - History, Scripts, Illuminations, etc.

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Of the many ways in which Muslims through the ages have sought to express their faith, none is more impressive than that of Qur’anic calligraphy and illumination. The legacy of this elaborate art forms a comprehensive yet cohesive whole which has both assimilated and adapted to the cultural differences that exist over the vast distances separating the regions of the Islamic world. In this beautifully illustrated book Khader Salameh shows how the art has developed over time as he studies a selection of Qur’an manuscripts held in the al-Haram al-Sharif Isla...
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The Qur'an Manuscripts in the al-Haram al-Sharif Museum. Jerusalem
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