Pages of the Qur'an: The Lygo Collection

by Will Kwiatkowski and Will Kwiatskowski

The Lygo Collection of Qur'an manuscripts, which date from around a century after the Prophet Muhammad's death in 632 CE to the middle of the 16th century, includes pages from some of the most celebrated manuscripts of the period as well as lesser-known ones, and provide a comprehensive overview of stylistic developments in Qur'anic calligraphy and illumination. During the period represented by this outstanding collection, the scriptsand formats used...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0955339359
• ISBN13: 9780955339356
• Release Date: January 1900
• Publisher: Paul Holberton Publishing
• Length: 132 Pages