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Prato Haggadah, Folio 11r
Artist / Origin: Unknown artist, Spain
Region: Europe
Date: ca. 1300
Period: 1000 CE – 1400 CE
Material: Ink, gesso, paint, and gold leaf on parchment
Medium: Calligraphy, Illumination, and Illustrated Books
Dimensions: H: 8 ¼ in. (21 cm.), W: 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.)
Location: The Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, NY
Credit: Courtesy of the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary
Leaf from a Qur’an Manuscript
Artist / Origin: Unknown artist, attr. to Spain
Region: Europe
Date: 13th–14th century
Period: 1000 CE – 1400 CE
Material: Ink, colors, and gold on vellum
Medium: Calligraphy, Illumination, and Illustrated Books
Dimensions: H: 21 1/16 in. (53.5 cm.), W: 22 in. (55.9 cm.)
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit: Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund
Throughout history, art and writing have had a special relationship to religion. Many of the world’s major religions have used art to honor the divine or to pass on the teachings of the faith. When the sacred texts of a religion are decorated, both of these goals are achieved at once.