Details

Subject(s)

• Qurʼan—Manuscripts [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Arabic [Browse]

Bookseller

• Mottahedeh Resht [Browse]

Related name

• Muslim World Manuscripts (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library) [Browse]

Summary note

Two trimmed and mounted Qurʼān leaves written in gold. One leaf contains verses from al-Taghābun (second half of 4-first half of 9), the other leaf contains verses from al-Mulk (67), though they are out of order (the second half of verse 19-the first few words of 21, then, on the word 'rizqahu', changing it to 'rizqihi' and continuing with the end of verse 15 through to the first half of verse 18).

Notes

• Decoration: Text and vocalizations in gold lined in black; sukūn and reading assistance marks in blue; readings in red; verse endings marked with an 8-petal rosette; textblock border-ruled in green, red, gold and blue.
• Layout: Written in eight long, ruled lines; border-ruled.
• Manuscript leaves.
• Origin: The item is undated; perhaps copied in the 15th or 16th century.
• Script: Written in muḥaqqaq in gold ink lined in black; pointed and vocalized.
• Shelfmark: MS Or 402 - GREY BOX.
• Title supplied by cataloger.

Location of originals

• Original Columbia, Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
• OPenn University of Pennsylvania Libraries.

Source of description

Item cataloged from digital facsimile and existing description.

Binding note

Not bound.

Language note

Arabic.

Provenance

Sold by Mottahedeh Resht (label on the reverse of each leaf).

Other format(s)

Also available as a digital facsimile.

OCLC

1135498896

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