A selection of 50 Quranic manuscripts covering 14 centuries of Islamic civilization are on display for the first time at a Sharjah Museum in the United Arab Emirates. The rare works form part of the Hamid Jafar Qur’an Collection and include examples of Islamic calligraphy from China to North Africa.
The manuscripts are on display at the exhibition titled ‘Sacred Words, Timeless Calligraphy: Highlights of Exceptional Calligraphy from the Hamid Jafar Qur’an Collection at the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Art. The exhibition highlights aspects of the works’ unique aesthetic details that are heavily influenced by the locations in which they were created and the artisans who created them.
Hamid Jafar, founder and chairman of the Crescent Group of Companies, began collecting the rare manuscripts more than 40 years ago.
The collection also shows how Islamic design theory and decorative elements became a major source of inspiration, influencing not only manuscripts but also the architecture and craftsmanship of diverse cultures from the Near East to China, Southeast Asia to Spain and North Africa.
The exhibition that opens today will run until March 2023.
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