The Qu'ran Manuscripts in the al-Haram al-Sharif Islamic Museum, Jerusalem Review

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The Qu'ran Manuscripts in the al-Haram al-Sharif Islamic Museum, Jerusalem ReviewThe manuscripts are held at the Islamic Museum (named in the title) connected with the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Two hundred and sixty-six Islamic illuminated manuscripts are only part of this Museum's collection. Before a knowledgeable, informative treatment of the parts of an illuminated manuscripts and of 29 manuscripts individually, Salameh gives an outline of all of the Museum's holdings; which includes as well coins, metalwork, glass, ceramics, architectural pieces, and other documents. The author is the Museum director and also the director of the Mosque's library.
Highlights of the 29 manuscripts examined individually are shown in color pictures with related commentary by Salameh. Highlights are mostly bindings, the first few front pages (the most important), and representative images. The commentary mostly cites specific examples of the parts of an illuminated manuscripts covered in the general introduction, with comments on particular colors, elements of the front pages, and sources or meaning of imagery. Rules enclosing text, marks signifying a certain number of verses, and the respective type of calligraphy out of four main types are noted as appropriate.
In Islamic culture, the Islamic manuscripts are similar to the medieval illuminated manuscripts in Christian culture. Both types are highly valued among antiques collectors; although in fact few are obtainable since most are in museums because of their cultural importance. Salameh's exegesis on the Islamic manuscripts is like a tour in parts of Islamic culture. His lucid, knowledgeable commentary on the manuscripts takes away some of their mystique or exoticism while augmenting artistic comprehension of them. In the end, one comes away with a greater appreciation for the manuscripts from knowing about the thought, work, and purposes going into them.The Qu'ran Manuscripts in the al-Haram al-Sharif Islamic Museum, Jerusalem OverviewOf the many ways in which Muslims through the ages have sought to express their faith, none is more impressive than that of Qu'ran-ic calligraphy and illumination. The legacy of this elaborate art forms a comprehensive yet cohesive whole which has both assimilated and adapted to the cultural differences that exist over the vast distances separating the regions of the Islamic world. In this beautifully illustrated book Khader Salameh shows how the art has developed over time as he studies a selection of Qu'ran manuscripts held in the al-Haram al-Sharif Islamic Museum in the al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem.These preserved copies of the Qu'ran have been donated to the Mosque during various successive Islamic periods by individual Muslims, rulers, sultans, princes, ulama and others. They differ in size, calligraphy and ornamentation - such as gold inlaying - according to the technical and material resources available. The entries are arranged chronologically and identified by the name of the donor, if known, and by a museum registration number. Salameh gives a detailed account of each manuscript, including its date, dimensions, binding, illuminated opening pages and body text. He summarizes the contents of any notations, endowment texts or colophons and identifies any Qu'ran-ic verses that feature in the illuminated panels. The book is richly illustrated with color photographs showing every decorative element worthy of study.As well as a detailed study of the selected manuscripts, the book presents a general overview of the Museum's holdings and provides a textual history of the Qu'ran. It describes the four types of script used in Qu'ran manuscripts, and also the different types of binding and illumination. Many rare pieces of note are included in the collection: the calligraphic kufic copy of the Qu'ran dating back to the third/fourth century is the earliest example of this type of calligraphy and ornamentation; and the thirty-part Maghribi Rab'ah, bequeathed by Sultan Abu al-Hasan al-Marini of Morocco in AH 750, is the only manuscript remaining from the three collections that he dispatched to the mosques of the three most holy cities of Islam (Mecca, Madina and Jerusalem).In bringing these fascinating manuscripts to the attention of the world, Khader Salameh hopes to generate concern for their preservation before the passage of time takes its toll upon them.

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