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Illuminated copy of the Qurʼān : manuscript
Uniform Title
Qurʼan.
قرآن.
Title
Illuminated copy of the Qurʼān : manuscript.
Production
Place not identified, 19th century.
Physical Description
1 volume (302 leaves) ; 16 cm
Language
Arabic
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
Romanization supplied by cataloger.
9.5 x 16 cm; written surface: 5.5 x 11 cm; 15 lines per page.
Binding: In dark brown leather with flap; cover embossed with central medallion and decorative frame in gold.
In good medium naskh script, in black ink, on laid thin cream color paper; some of the leaves seem to be repaired; text fully vocalized and illuminated, titles of the sūrahs in purple; the verses end with circles in gold; catchwords.
The word "waqf" (endowment) is written on the margin of some leaves.
Colophon: The colophon (written within a decorative design in gold) is erased. Under the colphon are two illegible oval stamps.
In Arabic.
Forms part of the Hartford Seminary Collection. For a description of the collection, search by call number: Hartford Seminary.
Provenance
Purchased from Hartford Seminary on the Beinecke Rare Book & Capital Reserve Fund, 2005.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Summary
Complete illuminated copy of the Qurʼān. The colophon is erased. Name of the copyist and place and date of copying could not be read, probably from the 19th century.
Variant and related titles
Qurʼan.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
October 03, 2022
References
Illuminated copy of the Qurʼān. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Illuminated copy of the Qurʼān. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Manuscripts, Arabic - 19th century.
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