Hi - its actually been up a little while, but I don't think I circulated
the details of this before - there is an extended online version of
the *Al-Qur’an
al-Karim: Sacred Verses, Beautiful Pages* exhibition (see:
http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/sacred_verses) at the Ashmolean Museum,
providing additional information about the works currently on display in
the Ashmolean's Eastern Art Paintings Gallery (
http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/eastern_art_paintings), including
zoom-able high-resolution images, detailed information about each art work,
as well extended versions of the descriptive labels from the exhibition.
The online exhibition also includes a number of related items not on
display in the physical exhibition.
"Discover the Qur’an as a source of artistic inspiration and expression in
this selection of works on paper from the early centuries of Islam to the
present day.
The Qur’an, the holy book of Muslims, lies at the heart of Islam’s
religious experience as much as at the root of its artistic inspiration.
Indeed, it is in order to preserve and disseminate the word of God that
artistic practices such as Islamic calligraphy and book illumination were
first developed.
*Al-Qur’an al-Karim: Sacred Verses, Beautiful Pages* explores the spiritual
and creative forces that converge in the act of copying the noblest of
Islamic texts. The exhibition brings together pages from dispersed Qur’ans,
a variety of Qur’anic book formats, and contemporary interpretations of
Qur’anic verses from the collections of the Ashmolean Museum, the Bodleian
Libraries, and Christopher T. Gandy. Through these examples, the viewer can
explore the material and stylistic features of the Qur’an, consider the
artistic practices and spiritual implications leading to its reproduction,
and witness the ingenious responses offered by Muslim artists to specific
needs in various times and places."
After the physical display of this exhibition ends, the web-based version
of the exhibition will remain online indefinitely, as an archived resource
that can continue to be explored.
regards
Paul
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Paul Groves
Project Manager
*Eastern Art Online: Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art*
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*VISIONS OF MUGHAL INDIA*
THE COLLECTION OF HOWARD HODGKIN
2 Feb–22 Apr 2012 | Tickets £6/£4 (including Gift Aid)
Visit the exhibition online at:
<http://www.ashmolean.org/exhibitions/mughalindia/>
http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/visions
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