Keywords: Masahif script (Qur'anic verses).jpg en The 45th verse of the 29th chapter of the Qur'an entitled al-'Ankabut The Spider Executed in black masahif script the text is surrounded by lightly outlined cloud bands In the interstitial spaces appear vine leaves and palmettes on a background of parallel striations Such motifs are typical of Mamluk Qur'ans produced in Egypt during the 14th and 15th centuries Script Masahif http //hdl loc gov/loc amed/ascs 060 Library of Congress Unknown Calligrapher 14th-15th centuries PD-Art Arabic calligraphy styles Qur'an manuscripts 14th-15th century Library of Congress Arabic Persian and Ottoman calligraphy collection Egypt in the 14th century Egypt in the 15th century Vine leaves in art |