[al-Qurʼān]
Contributors: Muslim World Manuscripts (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Published: 1350
Place of publication: Egypt?]
Language: ara
Number of pages: 328
Subjects: Manuscripts; Arabic Manuscripts; Qurʼan
Work titles: Qurʼan
Description: Complete copy of the Qurʼān; pages have been trimmed and remounted; some marginal medallions are cut off as is text on a few leaves.
Notes: Manuscript codex.

Title supplied by cataloger.

Layout: Written in 13 long lines.

Script: Written in naskh in black ink; pointed and vocalized; headings in thuluth in gold.

Decoration: Dual-page illuminated first opening in gold with blue (f. 1r-2v); sūrah headings in gold ink lined in black; teardrop, circular, and pointed oval marginal medallions in gold and blue with blue finials; verse endings marked by gold rosettes with blue and orange or red dots; readings in red.

Origin: The item is undated, but probably from the 14th or 15th century based on the style.

Shelfmark: MS Or 262.

Former shelfmark: X893.7 K84 I148.

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Electronic reproduction. New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Libraries, 2021. Digitized as part of the Muslim World Manuscripts Project, 2018-2021, funded by CLIR.

Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials. Version 1. December 2002. Digital version conforms to: http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212

Arabic.

David Eugene Smith collection.

Rebound in leather over pasteboard with flap (Type II); the original boards, gold and blind tooled, are incorporated into the new binding; red leather spine; pink paper doublure.

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