COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader ArabicMS_52 [6]
Reference Number:
Arabic MS 6
Parent Work Title:
al-Qurʼān
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Kur'an
Date Created:
18th century
Description:
A well-written copy of the Qur'an, with gilt and coloured rulings, broad margins, and fine Naskhi script.
Language Code:
ara
Language:
Arabic
Subject:
Manuscripts, Arabic--Early works to 1800
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Item Height:
175 mm
Item Width:
110 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance:
Bland, Nathaniel, 1803-1865, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
Mingana, Alphonse. Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1934
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2021-03-17
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2021-04
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands