al-Niṣf al-thānī min juzʼ aḥad ʻashar.

النصف الثاني من جزء احد عشر

Description

Related Names

Smith, David Eugene, 1860-1944, former owner.
Muslim World Manuscripts (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)

Language(s)

Arabic

Published

[Iran?], [1750?-1867]

Subjects

Qurʼan.
Qurʼan.
Manuscripts, Arabic.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian.
Manuscripts, Arabic.
Trough-marbled paper.
Pastedowns.
Blind tooled (decoration)
Manuscripts (documents)
Qurʼans.
Codices.

Summary

Second half of section 11 in full, containing the first word of 10:26 to the final word of 11:5. This copy also contains a waqf statement and prayers to say before and after recitation.

Note

Customs stamps dated 1312 (1894-95) (f. 1r, 10v).
Origin: No date of copy, though the donation note is dated Rajab 1284 (October-November 1867) (f. 2r). Possibly copied in Iran.
Shelfmark: MS Or 106.
Decoration: Polychrome (red, blue, pink, orange, black, green, yellow, white) and gold illuminated headpiece (f. 2v). Textblock border-rules in red, gold, black, blue; page opening frame-ruled in black. Rubrications in red with gold and blue highlights. Gold roundels with red and blue dots mark verse endings. Surah titles in red on gold background with polychrome edge decorations. Polychrome and gold medallions in the margins.
Script: Naskh in black ink; fully vocalized.
Layout: 12 long lines; border-ruled.
Foliation: Modern foliation added in pencil, upper left recto; catchwords every verso, lower left.
Title from headpiece (f. 2v).
Manuscript codex.

Physical Description

1 online resource (12 + 1 leaves) : non-European laid paper, illuminations

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