Blue Qurans
E169443
The Blue Qurans are a renowned group of early Islamic manuscripts distinguished by their deep indigo-dyed parchment and gold Kufic script, considered masterpieces of Islamic calligraphy and luxury book production.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blue Qurans canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1474040 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blue Qurans Context triple: [Islamic art, hasNotableExample, Blue Qurans]
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A.
Dervish and Banges
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B.
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C.
Din-i Ilahi
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D.
Dua Libro
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E.
Alif
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blue Qurans Target entity description: The Blue Qurans are a renowned group of early Islamic manuscripts distinguished by their deep indigo-dyed parchment and gold Kufic script, considered masterpieces of Islamic calligraphy and luxury book production.
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A.
Dervish and Banges
Dervish and Banges is a wizarding equipment shop in the Harry Potter universe, known for selling magical instruments and quirky enchanted items.
-
B.
Blues for Allah
Blues for Allah is a 1975 studio album by the Grateful Dead that blends jazz fusion, progressive rock, and improvisational psychedelia into one of the band’s most experimental recordings.
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C.
Din-i Ilahi
Din-i Ilahi was a syncretic religious doctrine created by the Mughal emperor Akbar in the late 16th century that sought to blend elements of Islam, Hinduism, and other faiths into a unified ethical and spiritual system.
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D.
As-Sab‘ al-Mathani
As-Sab‘ al-Mathani is an honorific title for Surah Al-Fatiha, highlighting its special status as a frequently recited, foundational chapter of the Qur’an.
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E.
Dua Libro
"Dua Libro" is the second major book in the early Esperanto literature corpus, continuing the development and promotion of the Esperanto language after "Unua Libro."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic manuscript
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Quran manuscript ⓘ illuminated manuscript ⓘ luxury manuscript ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
10th century
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9th century ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | key works in the history of Islamic manuscript illumination ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
North Africa
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surface form:
Ifriqiya
North Africa ⓘ Tunisia ⓘ |
| attributionStatus | subject of scholarly debate regarding exact place of production ⓘ |
| calligraphicStyle |
Kufic script
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surface form:
Kufic
|
| culturalSignificance |
examples of luxury book production in the Islamic world
ⓘ
important for the study of early Quranic codices ⓘ masterpieces of early Islamic calligraphy ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Louvre Museum
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Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ Museum of Islamic Art, Doha ⓘ National Library of Tunisia ⓘ Raqqada National Museum of Islamic Art ⓘ various European and Middle Eastern collections ⓘ |
| fragmentation | survive as dispersed folios rather than a complete codex ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial Quran
ⓘ
display of piety and political power ⓘ |
| influence | inspired later luxury Qurans using colored parchment ⓘ |
| inkColor | gold ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| layoutFeature |
carefully spaced letters to fill the line
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few lines of text per page ⓘ wide margins ⓘ |
| material | parchment ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
gold script on indigo-dyed parchment
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large, angular Kufic letterforms ⓘ minimal illumination beyond text layout and color contrast ⓘ use of colored dots for vocalization ⓘ use of silver or white for some diacritical marks in certain folios ⓘ |
| parchmentColor |
deep blue
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indigo ⓘ |
| patronage | likely commissioned by a high-status or courtly patron ⓘ |
| period | early Abbasid period ⓘ |
| possiblePlaceOfOrigin | Kairouan ⓘ |
| productionTechnique |
gold ink or gold leaf writing
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indigo-dyed parchment ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
study of early Islamic pigment and dye technology
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study of early Quranic codicology ⓘ |
| script | Kufic script ⓘ |
| text | Quran ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Arabic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blue Qurans Description of subject: The Blue Qurans are a renowned group of early Islamic manuscripts distinguished by their deep indigo-dyed parchment and gold Kufic script, considered masterpieces of Islamic calligraphy and luxury book production.
Referenced by (1)
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