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| Keywords: Koran Page - Google Art Project.jpg Google Art Project The graceful arabesque lines drawn here are Kufic script-an early angular way of writing Arabic The words outlined in black and filled in with gold leaf are read from right to left Gold text was reserved for the earliest written portions of the Koran which convey only the consonants of spoken Arabic and thus can be interpreted in various ways The blue and red dots on the page indicate vowel sounds while the accent marks distinguish consonants of the same basic form These additions ensure a single interpretation-a particular concern among Koran scholars at the time this manuscript was produced The number of characters words and verses is an important aspect of the Koran Verse counts are included in rosettes placed within the page's outer margin as seen here in the lower right-hand corner Institution Getty Center None 430703 Unknown /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/koran-page-unknown/6903403/ Unknown illuminator /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/ The J Paul Getty Museum 343005 http //www getty edu/museum 3/13/2012 12 08 22 AM /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/koran-page-unknown/6903403/ 800 9th century Pen and ink gold paint and tempera colors on parchment 144 6903403 True 900 3/25/2012 3 24 26 PM lido getty edu-gm-obj133345 http //www getty edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails artobj 133345 http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html Folio 800 910 probably Tunisia Creation w208 x h144 cm 9th century False 1 44632768361582 Part koran-page-unknown Koran Page k 208 Pen and ink gold paint and tempera colors on parchment http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html special url_id BgHV9dgtpAJBPw PD-old-100 Google Art Project works by unknown artist MS LUDWIG X 1 Getty museum | ||||
