Details

Subject(s)

• Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• Illuminated manuscripts—Islamic Empire—14th century [Browse]

Summary note

Two leaves from a Qurʾān comprising verses from Sūrahs 36, 38, and 39.

Notes

• Ms. leaves.
• Physical description: 12 lines per page; written in large thuluth in black on glazed, laid Arabic paper. Text framed in blue and gold; fully vocalized. Gold rosettes indicate end of āyahs; keywords in gold. ʻUnwān on p. 2b illuminated in gold, red, and blue, with sūrah heading in white. Gold medallion indicating juzʾ in outer margin of fol. 1a. Some smudging, staining, and paper repairs. In good condition.

Language note

Arabic.

Source acquisition

Purchase; Mr. Menassian, ca. 1940 (AM 13658, no. 17).

OCLC

426811507

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