[al-Qurʼān].

Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
Arabic
Published/​Created
[India?], [not after 1900]
Description
243 leaves : paper ; 302 x 203 (250 x 134) mm bound to 303 x 200 mm.

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Special Collections - Manuscripts Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 191L(a)q Oversize Browse related items Reading Room Request

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    Getty AAT genre
    Notes
    • Ms. codex.
    • Title supplied by cataloger.
    • Folios 242-243 are later replacement pages. Prayer (fol. 242b-243a). Label on upper cover: "261 KE".
    • Collation: Paper ; fol. 243 + i ; catchwords ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals.
    • Layout: 17 lines per page ; frame-ruled in red.
    • Description: Rubricated ; vowel signs ; watermarks (three crescents; roman-alphabet lettering "UB") ; MS in fair condition; stained and mended.
    • Decoration: Opening spread framed in a simple geometric design of reddish-orange and black.
    • Origin: Originates from East India according to Hitti.
    Binding note
    Later type III (without flap) binding in dark brown leather. Blind-stamped mandorla with pendants. Multi-colored endbands.
    Provenance
    Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1904.
    Source acquisition
    Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.
    References
    Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 1183.
    Other format(s)
    Also available in an electronic version.
    Place name(s)
    India
    OCLC
    1458835682
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