Details

Subject(s)

• Qurʼan—Manuscripts [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Arabic—18th century [Browse]

Restrictions note

Good condition. Unbound and unsewn, torn pages, water damage; manuscript is incomplete.

Summary note

Several illuminated folios with random sūrahs of the Qur'an.

Notes

• Arabic paper.
• Ms. codex.
• Title provided by the cataloger.
• Collation: 2 detached and 5 double folios, 13 lines.
• Written in fine small naskh in black ink; some lines are gilded; vocalizations in black and red inks; separators and marginal medallions in golden ink; several frames surrounding the text in black and golden inks. Interesting feature - there was an attempt to mask water damage across lower corners of several folios with floral ornaments in matching golden inks.
• Incipit: ...السَّاعَةُ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَخْسَرُ الْمُبْطِلُونَ وَتَرَىٰ كُلَّ أُمَّةٍ
• Explicit: شَيْئًا وَسَيَجْزِي اللَّهُ الشَّاكِرِينَ...

Language note

In Arabic.

OCLC

1125950013

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