Qur'ans

Books of Divine Encounter

Keith E. Small (Associate Research Fellow, London School of Theology)

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Bodleian Library
03 July 2015

The Koran

This book provides a unique visual history of the Qur'an using fifty-five rare, beautiful and significant Qur'an manuscripts.

A general introduction guides the reader through the Qur'an's entry into the world of late near eastern antiquity, a world where books of scripture were inextricably bound to the political and religious identities of empires. Books of scripture, as well as being visible statements of divine majesty, personal piety and religious identity, were viewed as providing a point of contact with the divine. In this setting the Qur'an came to be viewed by Muslims as the point of divine contact without peer, and the calligraphy of its text became the foundation of Islamic visual culture for centuries to come. From this beginning, the development of the Qur'an in book form is followed chronologically and geographically, and the themes of textual development, art, identity and divine presence are highlighted in each chapter.

This book draws mainly from the collection of Qur'ans in the Bodleian Library, one of the oldest collections in the English-speaking world and one of the finest collections internationally. Manuscripts are featured from every major chronological period of the Qur'an's history, and most of the Qur'ans pictured have never appeared in print before.

'Qur'ans: Books of Divine Encounter' brings together in one volume a magnificent range of Qur'anic manuscripts, providing a lavishly illustrated historical overview of one of the most influential, most memorized and enduring sacred books in our world.

By: Keith E. Small (Associate Research Fellow London School of Theology)
Imprint: Bodleian Library
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 190mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9781851242566
ISBN 10: 1851242562
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 03 July 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Keith E. Small is Qur'ānic Manuscript Consultant to the Bodleian Library and Associate Research Fellow at the London School of Theology.

Reviews for Qur'ans: Books of Divine Encounter

Truly a feast for the eyes, with many beautiful illustrations that one lingers over with pleasure. But it is also a joy to read Small's fascinating text, which introduces the astonishing diversity of ways the Qur'an has been rendered for nearly a millennium and a half--from sumptuous luxury editions for kings, to workaday and quirky regional editions for personal use, to tiny miniature editions and even talismanic shirts. --Fred M. Donner, University of Chicago