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Or 848
- Record Id:
- 032-003434724
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003434724
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100071755071.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100165477412.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 848
- Title:
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Volume 9 of a Qur’ān, originally in 30 volumes, commissioned by Sultan Faraj ibn Barqūq
- Scope & Content:
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Volume 9 of a Qur’ān, originally in 30 volumes, commissioned by the Mamluk Sultan Faraj ibn Barqūq (reg. 1399-1412), containing Sūrah 7:86-Sūrah 8:41
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003434724", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 848: Volume 9 of a Qur’ān, originally in 30 volumes, commissioned by Sultan Faraj ibn Barqūq" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003434724
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003434724
- 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_100165477412.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1300
- End Date:
- 1399
- Date Range:
- 14th century
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Cairo
- Access:
- Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Material: Paper
Dimensions: 225 mm x 187 mm;
Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencil / India Office Library foliation stamped in black ink
Ruling: 3-5 lines per page
Script: Rayḥāni script, with Sūrah headings and other ornamental markers in Kufic script
Ink: Black; Sūrah headings in white ink; other ornamental inscriptions in white or blue ink.
Decoration: Frontispiece; Sūrah headings in decorative gold panel; sajdah marker in a decorative prayer-niche design; gold roundels mark the end of each verse; oval-shaped marker indicates a ḥizb or 60th part
Binding: Original Mamlukbinding with flap; a central circular ornament in a geometrical design is embossed on the front and back cover
- Custodial History:
- Deed of waqf on f. 1r
- Source of Acquisition:
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Purchased from R Lieder in 1869
- Finding Aids:
-
Cureton, William and Charles Rieu, Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum orientalium qui in Cuseo Britannico asservantur. Pars secunda, codices arabicos amplectens (London: The British Museum, 1846-71), Item 1585, p. 717
- Publications:
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Baker, Colin F. Qur’an Manuscripts: Calligraphy, Illumination, Design (London: British Library, 2007), pp.65-71
- Exhibitions:
- The Qur'an, World of Islam Festival, British Library, 1976 - 1976
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)