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Sawunju al-Rasuli al-Silahdar al-Malaki al-Nasiri (calligrapher)
Description
English: Illuminated frontiespiece of the Mamluk Qur'an commissioned by Sultan Al-Nasir Hasan for his madrasa. Copied by Sawunju al-Rasuli al-Silahdar al-Malaki al-Nasiri. Middle 14th century (before 1361). National Library and Archives of Egypt, Shelfmark Masahif Rasid 62, Volume 1
Date Middle 14th century (before 1361)
Accession number
Rasid 62, ff. 2b-3a
References Noha Abou-Khatwa, Calligraphers, Illuminators and Patrons: Mamluk Qur'an Manuscripts from 1341-1412 AD. In light of the collection of the National Library of Egypt, PhD Thesis submitted at the University of Toronto, 2017, p. 103 - 111.
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Illuminated frontiespiece of the Mamluk Qur'an. Middle 14th century. National Library and Archives of Egypt, Shelfmark Masahif Rasid 62, Volume 1

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