Upper board inside from Koran, Walters Art Museum Ms. W.853.II

Upper board inside from Koran, Walters Art Museum Ms. W.853.II, originally uploaded by Walters Art Museum Illuminated Manuscripts.

Upper board inside from Koran, Walters Art Museum Ms. W.853.II

This manuscripts is volume two (chapters 19-114) of a decorated two-volume set of the Koran (Qur'an) produced in sub-Saharan (West) Africa in the 13th century AH / 19th CE. Written in Sūdānī script on loose leaves, this manuscript is enclosed in two decorated covers and a leather pouch (satchel).