Hard-coded id of currently selected item: . JSON version of its record is available from Blacklight on e.g. ??

Metadata associated with selected item should appear here...

Or 16877

Record Id:

032-003457041

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003457041

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100082135585.0x000001

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100136256222.0x000001

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 16877

Title:

Quran

Scope & Content:

Qur’ān, in Arabic, a copy from Java.

Contents:

f. 1r, doodles and jottings;

ff. 1v-322r, text of the Qur’an;

f. 322v, doodles and wakaf (endowment) notes: bahwa ini Qur’an waqabnya Enci’ Musa bin Enci’ / waqab fi al-masjid Sunan Giri., 'this Qur'an has been endowed by Mister Musa, son of Mister / endowed to the mosque of Sunan Giri'; the Sunan Giri mosque is in Gresik, near Surabaya, East Java.

Text frames of 3 ruled black lines. Verse (ayah) markers are red circles, 5 mm diameter. Surah headings in red ink, some with knotted ta marbuta, set in 3 ruled black ink frames. Marginalia: juz’ marked in the margin with red inscriptions, with the first words of the text in red, and end of the previous juz’ marked with two or three composite red circles. Other marginal inscriptions: maqra’ inscribed in black ink or pencil, very occasional ‘ayn in pencil. Some marginal corrections. No illumination. First pages (ff. 1v-2r) set in small frames, and also beginning of Surat al-Kahf (ff. 145v-146r).

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Hierarchy Tree:

[{ "id" : "032-003457041", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 16877: Quran" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003457041

Is part of:

not applicable

Hierarchy:

032-003457041

Container:

not applicable

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

322 folios

Digitised Content:

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_16877 (digital images currently unavailable)

Thumbnail:

Languages:

Arabic

Scripts:

Arabic

Start Date:

1800

End Date:

1899

Date Range:

19th century

Era:

Access:

Please request the physical items you need using the online collection item request form.

Digitised items can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.

Readers who have registered or renewed their pass since 21 March 2024 can request physical items prior to visiting the Library by completing
this request form.
Please enter the Reference (shelfmark) above on the request form.

If your Reader Pass was issued before this date, you will need to visit the Library in London or Yorkshire to renew it before you can request items online. All manuscripts and archives must be consulted at the Library in London.

This catalogue record may describe a collection of items which cannot all be requested together. Please use the hierarchy viewer to navigate to individual items. Some items may be in use or restricted for other reasons. If you would like to check the availability, contact our Reference Services team, quoting the Reference (shelfmark) above.

User Conditions:

Physical Characteristics:

Dimensions: 320 x 20 mm. 322 ff., Dutch paper, watermarked Hollandia with ‘A B’ (on the basis of the watermark, Russell Jones dates this MS to ca.1852-1860).

15 lines per page, black ink, not very competent hand. Text block 220 x 120 mm.

Binding: Original red leather stamped and tooled binding with envelope flap.

Custodial History:

A typed note from Russell Jones inside the MS states that he acquired it in Yogyakarta in 1971,

Source of Acquisition:

Acquired in 2012 from Russell Jones, Cornwall.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)