[al-Qurʼān].

القرآن

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 or India?], [17--?-18--?]

Subjects

Qurʼan.
Qurʼan > Qurʼan / Manuscripts.
Manuscripts, Arabic.
Manuscripts, Persian.
Manuscripts, Persian.
Manuscripts, Arabic.
Qurʼans.
Manuscripts (documents)
Codices (bound manuscripts)
Full covers.
Blind tooled (decoration)
Early works.
Illuminations (painting)
Qur'ans.
manuscripts (documents)
codices (bound manuscripts)
Manuscripts.

Summary

Complete copy of the Qurʼān with space for interlinear translation, though only one page has translation (f. 250r).

Note

Former shelfmark: MS X893.7 K84 I122.
Shelfmark: MS Or 253.
Customs stamp solar dated 1312 (1934 CE) (f. 1r, 503v).
Origin: Item is undated; possibly produced in the 18th or 19th century.
Decoration: Gold and polychrome illuminated double-page openings at the beginning, middle, and end (f. 1v-2r, 227v-228r, 502v-503r); gold roundels mark verse endings; marginal medallions in gold mark text divisions; textblock border-ruled in black, red, blue, beige; lines ruled in beige; page-opening frame-ruled in blue; sūrah headings, readings, and rukūʻ markers in red.
Script: Written in naskh in black ink; pointed, vocalized; one page with nastaʻlīq in red ink; pointed.
Layout: 12 long lines; catchwords every verso lower left; border-ruled.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Manuscript codex.
Also available as a digital facsimile.
Formerly owned by an ʻĪsá in the year 13[--] AH (stamp in ink, first front flyleaf recto).

Physical Description

iii + 503 leaves : Laid paper, illuminations ; 195 x 124 (142 x 77) mm, bound to 202 x 125 mm

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