COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17092936
Reference Number:
Arabic MS 840
Image Title:
Lower cover, flap open
Translated Parent Work Title:
Collection of Qur'anic suras, prayers and passages
Date Created:
1804-1805
Description:
Typical Muṣḥaf-style flapped binding in maroon, gold-tooled leather, and with the legend " Douanes, bureau d'Algers" stamped inside the cover.
Subject:
Islam--Religion
Subject:
Qurʼan--Manuscripts, Arabic
Subject:
Arabic literature
Subject:
Bookbinding
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Bindings
Technique Used:
Gold tooling
Support:
Leather
Item Height:
162 mm
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.
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
Collection Code:
Rylands
Lower cover, flap open
