Item Info

Media Type: Books
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

This item appeared in the exhibition "Sacred Stories: The World's Religious Traditions" in the Rare Book Department, August 2015-January 2016.

This is the label from that exhibition:

This tiny little Koran is complete, written by hand in near microscopic script. The Qur’anic verses are in black with the titles of the surahs, or chapters, in red ink. It was most likely made to be used as talisman by pious Muslims, and is housed in a jeweled hinged metal box.

Call Number: Lewis O 6