Details

Subject(s)

• Manuscripts, Arabic—19th century [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Oriental—19th century [Browse]

Related name

• Free Library of Philadelphia. Rare Book Department. John Frederick Lewis Collection of Oriental Manuscripts [Browse]

Summary note

Complete miniature copy of the Qurʼān; some page repairs and replacements.

Notes

• Binding: Bound in red leather over card; gold tooled border; red leather doublure; metal carrying case.
• Decoration: Red border-rules; sūrah headings in red.
• Foliation: Modern foliation added every 25th leaf, upper left recto; catchwords every verso, lower left.
• Layout: Written in 16 long lines within a circular border-rule.
• Ms. codex.
• Origin: Item is undated, probably produced in the 19th century.
• Script: Written in ghubar in black ink, pointed.

Location of originals

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

Language note

Arabic.

Other title(s)

Koran

OCLC

1243898212

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