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Or 1397
- Record Id:
- 032-003434717
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003434717
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100071754320.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100158349356.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 1397
- Title:
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Qur'ān
- Scope & Content:
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Ff.1-32 Fragments from a Qur’ān containing Sūrah 7:1-15, 28-33, 103-116, 132-138; Sūrah 16:27-34, 78-83; Sūrah 20:108-130; Sūrah 26:10-43, 126-146, 165-205; Sūrah 28:8-15, 45-51; Sūrah 29:17-25; Sūrah 31:20-34; Sūrah 32:15-Sūrah 33:1; Sūrah 33:6-13; Sūrah 40:69-77; Sūrah 43:24-32; Sūrah 53:33-Sūrah 54:5; Sūrah 60:1-4; Sūrah 77:31-Sūrah 78:7; Sūrah 82:8-Sūrah 83:12; Sūrah 83:34-Sūrah 84:21; Sūrah 102:4-Sūrah 104:9
Ff.34-37 Four detached leaves from a similar Qur’ān containing Sūrah 14:23-30; Sūrah 15:33-52; Sūrah 16:34-41, 71-78
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003434717", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 1397: Qur'ān" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003434717
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003434717
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
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Codex; ff. 37
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100158349356.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 0800
- End Date:
- 0899
- Date Range:
- 9th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Material: Vellum
Dimensions: 215 mm leaf x 315 mm
Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencil
Ruling: 11 lines per page (ff.1-32); 13 lines per page (ff.34-37)
Script: Kufic
Ink: Black ink, with red dots indicating vowels and green dots indicating the hamzā’
Illumination: Verses are marked by three gold dots forming a triangle; the end of every fifth verse is marked by a golden letter hā’; a large gold roundel marks the end of a tenth verse; geometric designed frontispiece in gold; sūrah headings in gold surrounded by a panel with palmette in the margin
Binding: British Museum binding
- Source of Acquisition:
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Acquired in 1876
- Finding Aids:
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Rieu, Charles, Supplement to the Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the British Museum (London: The British Museum, 1894), Item 58, pp. 38-39
- Publications:
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Baker, Colin F. Qur’an Manuscripts: Calligraphy, Illumination, Design (London: British Library, 2007), pp.18-22
- Exhibitions:
- The Qur'an, World of Islam Festival, British Library, 1976 - 1976
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)