COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
Bookreader ArabicMS_828 [840]
image_number
Bookreader ArabicMS_828 [840]
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
Arabic MS 840
reference_number
Arabic MS 840
Reference Number
false
Translated Parent Work Title:
Collection of Qur'anic suras, prayers and passages
title_l_e_translation
Collection of Qur'anic suras, prayers and passages
Translated Parent Work Title
false
Date Created:
1804-1805
date_created
1804-1805
Date Created
false
Description:
A very fine, richly illuminated Majmūʻa of Qurʼānic suras, prayers and passages of popular religious interest. It is of Turkish origin, since certain of its component parts are in Turkish. Typical Muṣḥaf-style flapped binding in maroon, gold-tooled leather, and with the legend " Douanes, bureau d' Algers" stamped inside the cover ; 159 folios, 11 lines per page; black ink, with gold rules round script areas, gold fleurons between verses, illuminated headings, and finely drawn borders for fols. 139b-157b; clear, neat Naskh hand; brown, glazed paper; by the same scribe, Ibn Mushteji-zade.
description
A very fine, richly illuminated Majmūʻa of Qurʼānic suras, prayers and passages of popular religious interest. It is of Turkish origin, since certain of its component parts are in Turkish. Typical Muṣḥaf-style flapped binding in maroon, gold-tooled leather, and with the legend " Douanes, bureau d' Algers" stamped inside the cover ; 159 folios, 11 lines per page; black ink, with gold rules round script areas, gold fleurons between verses, illuminated headings, and finely drawn borders for fols. 139b-157b; clear, neat Naskh hand; brown, glazed paper; by the same scribe, Ibn Mushteji-zade.
Description
false
Language Code:
ara
language
ara
Language Code
false
Language:
Arabic
language_name
Arabic
Language
false
Language Code:
tur
language
tur
Language Code
false
Language:
Turkish
language_name
Turkish
Language
false
Subject:
Islam--Religion
subject
Islam--Religion
Subject
false
Subject:
Qurʼan--Manuscripts, Arabic
subject
Qurʼan--Manuscripts, Arabic
Subject
false
Subject:
Arabic literature
subject
Arabic literature
Subject
false
Subject:
God (Islam) in literature
subject
God (Islam) in literature
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category
Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Codex
class
Codex
Sub-Category
false
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
class
Illustrated works
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
technique
Painting (image-making)
Technique Used
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
technique
Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Technique Used:
Gold tooling
technique
Gold tooling
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Leather
support
Leather
Support
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Item Height:
162 mm
item_height
162 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
110 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
'Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester', Vol. 82, Nos. 2 and 3, 2000.
references
'Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester', Vol. 82, Nos. 2 and 3, 2000.
References
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2017-09-27
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-10
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Educational Notes:
Exhibition: The Alchemy of Colour
educational_notes
Exhibition: The Alchemy of Colour
Educational Notes
false
Academic Project Lead:
Carol Burrows
academic_project_lead
Carol Burrows
Academic Project Lead
false
Academic Project Lead:
Elaine Sheldon
academic_project_lead
Elaine Sheldon
Academic Project Lead
false
Collection Code:
Rylands
collection_code
Rylands
Collection Code
false