COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
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Medieval Collection
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Image Number:
Bookreader ArabicMS_704
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Bookreader ArabicMS_704
Image Number
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Reference Number:
Arabic MS 704
reference_number
Arabic MS 704
Reference Number
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Previous Accession Number:
Arabic MS 42 [704]
Parent Work Title:
Qur'an
parent_work_title
Qur'an
Parent Work Title
false
Translated Parent Work Title:
Koran
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Koran
Translated Parent Work Title
false
Date Created:
14th century [late]
date_created
14th century [late]
Date Created
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Description:
Koran. Lavishly illuminated manuscript of the Koran (or Qur'an) made in late fourteenth century Egypt. The Koran measures 876 mm x 592 mm with 470 leaves of enormously thick paper the manuscript weighs 52kg. The calligraphy is also significant, being a very large and beautiful Muhaqquq script. The first three pages are entirely written in gold letters and all the chapter (sura) headings are illuminated. A number of folios are missing from the end of the manuscript. These, and a number of smaller lacunae and corrections, are noted in Mingana's Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts. The manuscript was rebound in the 1890s in its original boards.
description
Koran. Lavishly illuminated manuscript of the Koran (or Qur'an) made in late fourteenth century Egypt. The Koran measures 876 mm x 592 mm with 470 leaves of enormously thick paper the manuscript weighs 52kg. The calligraphy is also significant, being a very large and beautiful Muhaqquq script. The first three pages are entirely written in gold letters and all the chapter (sura) headings are illuminated. A number of folios are missing from the end of the manuscript. These, and a number of smaller lacunae and corrections, are noted in Mingana's Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts. The manuscript was rebound in the 1890s in its original boards.
Description
false
Language Code:
ara
language
ara
Language Code
false
Language:
Arabic
Subject:
Religion
subject
Religion
Subject
false
Subject:
Islam
subject
Islam
Subject
false
Subject:
Koran
subject
Koran
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category_of_material
Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Codex
sub_category
Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
technique_used
Illumination (image-making process)
Technique Used
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Item Height:
876 mm
item_height
876 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
592 mm
item_width
592 mm
Item Width
false
Item Depth:
184 mm
item_depth
184 mm
Item Depth
false
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
current_repository
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Current Repository
false
Provenance:
Bateman, Thomas, 1821-1861, former owner
provenance
Bateman, Thomas, 1821-1861, former owner
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Didot, Ambroise Firmin, former owner
provenance
Didot, Ambroise Firmin, former owner
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Qānṣūh al-Ghūrī, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, -1516, former owner
provenance
Qānṣūh al-Ghūrī, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, -1516, former owner
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
provenance
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
rights_holder___image
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Image
false
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
rights_holder___work
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
Access Rights:
access_rights
<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png" /></a>
Access Rights
false
References:
James, D., 'Rylands Arabic MS 42: Recent discoveries.', Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, vol. 59, (1977), pp. 249-53
references
James, D., 'Rylands Arabic MS 42: Recent discoveries.', Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, vol. 59, (1977), pp. 249-53
References
false
References:
Mingana, Alphonse. Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1934
references
Mingana, Alphonse. Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1934
References
false
Notes:
Digitisation sponsored by The Islamic Manuscript Association
notes
Digitisation sponsored by <a href="http://www.islamicmanuscript.org/">The Islamic Manuscript Association</a>
Notes
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2011-01-10
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2012-04
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Medieval
collection_code
Medieval
Collection Code
false