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The Illuminated Gospel of St John

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92 points ycombinete | 1 comments | 19 Apr 25 02:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | source
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BiteCode_dev ◴[23 Apr 25 04:28 UTC] No.43768610[source]▶
I wonder if this article was about an illuminated quran if it would have reached HN front page.

Religious scriptures for sale feels really weird on HN either way.

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kyleee ◴[23 Apr 25 05:32 UTC] No.43768920[source]▶
Mohamed would probably summarily have you killed, if that alters your perspective at all
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1. giomasce ◴[23 Apr 25 07:36 UTC] No.43769566[source]▶
Would he? There seems to be a tradition of illuminations of the Quran (see e.g. https://www.islamicity.org/77800/illumination-of-the-quran/, first result of an internet search). The style is quite different, since Islam forbids making representations of animated beings, but that didn't prevent the development of a rather exquisite craftmanship.