A Persian Quran for Public Worship Qurans do not often come in this size. This seventeenth-century copy is even more special because of its Persian translation. Arnoud Vrolijk • September 05, 2017
The Quran of an 'Achehnese Priest Killed in Action' In March 1873 the Dutch colonial army stormed the Great Mosque of Kota Radja (Banda Aceh) and took this richly illuminated Quran as spoils. Arnoud Vrolijk • June 01, 2012
The Quran explained to Turkish readers Old Anatolian Turkish translation from the 16th century as a source for linguistic research. Arnoud Vrolijk • April 04, 2011
André du Ryer, L’Alcoran de Mahomet (Amsterdam, 1734) The less neurotic approach to Islam in the Age of Enlightenment is reflected in the title page illustration of Du Ryer's Quran translation published by Pierre Mortier. Arnoud Vrolijk • January 13, 2010
