14 avril 2016
Magnificent and rare Qur'an goes on display at the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin
Shamsa, Qur'an, Ruzbihan al-Shirazi. Early 16th Century, Iran. Is 1558, f. 2a. Chester Beatty Library. The Ruzbihan Qur’an opens with an apparent burst of light in the form of paired shamsas. Each shamsa (‘sun’) is executed mainly in lapis and gold—the...