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Or 16915
- Record Id:
- 032-001608370
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001608370
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022567666.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100188907154.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 16915
- Title:
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Quran
- Scope & Content:
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Qur’ān, in Arabic, a fine illuminated copy from Aceh.
Contents: f.1v, a prayer for the prophet and other notables, and a mnemonic poem (nazam) made up of the first words of each juz’; ff.2v-255r, text of the Qur’an; f.255v, a prayer on completion of the Qur’an.
Text frames are ruled lines of red-black-red-black ink. Verse (ayah) markers are yellow roundels outlined in black. Surah headings in red ink are set in ruled frames sometimes flanking or flanked by the final words of the preceding surah. The first words of each juz’ are in red and the line is set within red-black-red ruled ink frames, with an elaborate marginal ornament centred on circle with concentric borders.
Other marginal ornaments, all constructed on the same circle base, mark parts of a juz' (thumn, rub‘, nisf). The actual textual division is marked in the text with a composite 4-roundel, with sometimes an inscription in the margin, but the ornament is always placed in the middle of the vertical margin. Illuminated pages: in addition to the marginal ornaments there are three double decorated frames in the 'Acehnese' style, in red, yellow, black and reserved white:
ff.2v-3r: S. al-Fatihah and beg. of S. al-Baqarah
ff.132v-133r: marking the beginning of juz’ 16
ff.254v-255r: S. al-Falaq and S. al-Nas
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-001608370", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 16915: Quran" },{ "id" : "040-002738188", "parent" : "032-001608370", "text" : "Or 16915, ff iv-x: Binding for a Qur’ān" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001608370
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Or 16915, ff iv-x : Binding for a Qur’ān
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- 032-001608370
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Or 16915
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 255 folios
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100188907154.0x000001
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- Languages:
- Arabic
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1819
- End Date:
- 1840
- Date Range:
- Early 19th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 330 x 205 mm. 255 ff., English paper, watermarked ‘J Whatman 1819 Balston & Co’, ‘V E I C’.
15 lines per page, black ink, typical forward-sloping Acehnese Qur’an hand, catchwords on each folio. Text block 210 x 115 mm.
Binding: Cloth cover of coarse brown cloth with paper cut-out decorative border pasted down on both front and back, and border inscription of ‘La ilaha illa Allah’ on front and repeated word ‘Allah’ on the back.
Loose full Islamic brown leather cover with envelope flap and stamped borders and medallions, dimensions 335 x 620 mm.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Acquired in December 2013 from Amir Mohtashemi, London.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)