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  2. Early Quranic manuscripts - Wikipedia

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    Sura al-Baqarah, verses 282–286, from an early Quranic manuscript written on vellum (mid-late 7th century CE). In Muslim tradition the Quran is the final revelation from God, Islam's divine text, delivered to the Islamic prophet Muhammad through the angel Jibril (Gabriel).

  3. Vellum - Wikipedia

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    Quran from the 7th century written on vellum. Though Christopher de Hamel, an expert on medieval manuscripts, writes that "for most purposes the words parchment and vellum are interchangeable", [8] a number of distinctions have been made in the past and present.

  4. Islamic manuscripts - Wikipedia

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    Blue Qu'ran, 9–10th century manuscript. A common religious manuscript would be a copy of the Qur'an, which is the sacred book of Islam.The Qur'an is believed by Muslims to be a divine revelation (the word of god) to Muhammad, revealed to him by Archangel Gabriel. [5]

  5. Blue Quran - Wikipedia

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    The Blue Quran was written in Kufic script, characterized by sharp angles and the absence of vowel markings. [2] Each page contains 15 lines, which is untraditional for the period. It was common for Qurans to have thick margins, few lines, and large spaces between words, much like the Amajur Quran, which contained three lines per horizontal ...

  6. Dead Sea Scrolls - Wikipedia

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    The Dead Sea Scrolls were written on parchment made of processed animal hide known as vellum (approximately 85.5–90.5% of the scrolls), papyrus (estimated at 8–13% of the scrolls), and sheets of bronze composed of about 99% copper and 1% tin (approximately 1.5% of the scrolls).

  7. Islamic holy books - Wikipedia

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    The Quran is divided into chapters , which are then divided into verses . Muslims believe the Quran was verbally revealed by Allah to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel ( Jibril ), [ 4 ] [ 5 ] gradually over a period of approximately 23 years, starting in late 609, when Muhammad was 39, and concluding in 632, the year of his death.

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  9. Heaven on Earth: Art from Islamic Lands - Wikipedia

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    The Quran manuscripts spanned from the 8th to the 16th century, showing the evolution of Arabic script styles and the gradual increase in decorative illumination and colour. They included a folio from the 10th-century Blue Quran, which is distinctive for having gold lettering on stained blue vellum. [13]