Muhammad al-Zanjani

Muhammad al-Zanjani is documented as a master scribe whose known activity dates to approximately 1112. His verifiable body of work focuses exclusively on the production of religious texts, placing him within the high tradition of Islamic manuscript illumination and calligraphy of the early 12th century.

Al-Zanjani’s output, as recorded in major institutional databases, consists of at least eight distinct manuscripts. Five individual works are explicitly cataloged as Folios from a Qur’an Manuscript. These surviving examples attest to his technical skill and contribution to the preservation and dissemination of sacred texts during the period.

Today, the known works attributed to Muhammad al-Zanjani are represented in significant museum collections, notably at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The accessibility of these historical materials allows for scholarly examination of museum-quality examples of the period’s scribal art. While the original folios are carefully preserved, documentation of Muhammad al-Zanjani prints and high-resolution images are often made available through resources dedicated to the public domain, ensuring global access to this important eleventh-century artistic legacy.