[القرآن].

[al-Qurʼān].

Uniform title
Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
Arabic
Published/​Created
[12--? -13--?]
Description
1 online resource (10 leaves) : paper, illuminations

Details

Subject(s)
Former owner
Summary note
Excerpt from the Qurʼān including the end of Āl-ʻImrān verse 85 through al-Nisāʼ verse 12 (3:85-4:12).
Notes
  • Decoration: Every tenth verse marked with a large rosette with a yellow center; yellow spiral shaped marginal medallions; sūrah heading in yellow; rubrications in red, including readings.
  • Each leaf has been placed between sheets of loosely woven tissue through which the writing remains clearly visible.
  • Layout: 17 long lines.
  • Manuscript codex.
  • Note describing the manuscript, called No. 2, laid inches.
  • Origin: Item is undated; possibly copied in the 13th or 14th century.
  • Script: Written in early Abbasid new style; pointed, vocalized.
  • Shelfmark: MS Or 330 - FOLIO.
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
Bound in a plain brown modern cardboard binding with plain brown pastedowns; dark brown textile spine.
Language note
Arabic.
Source acquisition
Gift of David Eugene Smith, 1931-1934.
Other format(s)
Also available as a digital facsimile.
OCLC
1097882183
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