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245 00 [Prayers and Qur'ānic verses].
246 13 Lā ilāha illā Allāh.
300    1 leaf (70 lines) ; |c28 cm.
500    Block printed text in Kufic script. 27.1 x 6.5 cm. No vocalization; text unpointed. Right hand margin eroded in places; some text lost.
500    Paper is unglazed handmade stock. Backed with paper as a preservation measure.
500    Note on back of shelf-list card: See R. R. Bulliet, "Medieval Arabic Tarsh: A Forgotten Chapter in the History of Printing," Journal of the American Oriental Society 107 (1987), 427-438. |5NjP
520 8  An example of early Arabic block printing. The text is divided into five sections: a decorative formulaic heading and four blocks of text. The first two blocks are Koranic; the last two are prayers and invocations.
561    WHS fragment acquired at auction (Sotheby's, London, Oriental Manuscripts, 22 October 1993, lot no. 25) by William H. Scheide through Christopher Edwards. |5NjP
581    Karl R. Schaefer, “The Scheide Tarsh,” Princeton University Library Chronicle 56, no. 3 (spring 1995): 400–419.
650  0 Islam |vPrayers and devotions |vEarly works to 1800.
655  7 Manuscripts, Arabic |y10th century. |2lcsh
700 1  Edwards, Christopher, |d1956- |ebookseller. |5NjP |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010088999
710 2  Sotheby's (Firm), |ebookseller. |5NjP |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84160976
730 02 Qurʼan. |kSelections |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2014107924
914    (OCoLC)ocn437801577 |bOCoLC |creplace |d20230125 |eprocessed |f437801577