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Or 15648
- Record Id:
- 032-004343456
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004343456
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100163239456.0x000096
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- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 15648
- Title:
- Calligraphic Qur'an with Persian translation
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Oriental Manuscripts
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- 032-004343456
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004343456
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 45 ff.
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Arabic
Persian - Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1250
- End Date:
- 1349
- Date Range:
- 1250-1349
- Calendar:
- Hijri-qamari
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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Oriental Manuscripts
Or 15648
Calligraphic Qur'an with Persian translation
Contents
1 copy of Qur’ān
Title: Qur’ānTitle: القرآنFolios from a calligraphic illuminated Qur’ān, probably dating from the later 7th/13th or the 8th/14th century, with Persian interlinear paraphrase.
The text content comprises two continuous passages and in addition a single folio (f. 32) with another passage. Four lines at the beginning of Sūrah 19 are supplied in a later hand, and a few words on the following folio have been supplied following loss of the original and the repair of the top right recto corner.
The contents are as follows: 19, 1 - 72, 82 (part) - 98; 20; 21; 22, 1 - 48 (part); 49, 27 (part) - 52; 74, 12 - 20; 75, 1 - 48; 76, 4 (part) - 31; 77; 78: 79, 1 - 28; 81, 3 - 29; 82; 83; 95; 96.
Other contents: f. 1r, Qur’ānic verses and notes; 1v, addition of text lost from the beginning of Sūrah XI, in both large and small naskhī.
Title supplied.
Language(s): Arabic with interlinear Persian translation.Filiation:Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperExtent: 45 ff.Dimensions (leaf): 465 × 302 mm.Condition
Many leaves have been repaired, some with minor loss of text, and two have been leaf-cast.
Layout
Columns:1
Written lines: 9
9 lines per page
Hand(s)
Arabic text in large vocalised muḥaqqaq, Persian in small naskhī. Noteworthy features of the muḥaqqaq include tails of letters curving and extended to the far right hand margin, e.g. on folio 9r.
Decoration
Numerous illuminated sūrah headings in gold and simple colouring of variable quality, mainly good; also illuminated text divisions, for verses, tens, etc. in gold, blue and black.
Additions:Binding
Orange-brown morocco binding of high quality, with gilt embossed medallions and illustrations; doublures light olive green with gilt and blue central medallions with cutout filigree ornament and gold plain and chain-link margin lines.
History
Origin: 1250-1349 1250 - 1349 CE ; Iran or Asia MinorProvenance and Acquisition
2000-07
Purchased July 2000.
Record Sources
Based on unpublished description in M.I. Waley, Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts acquired 2000-2014.Availability
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