Saint Louis University, VFL MS 039

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS10053

Shelfmark:

VFL MS 039

Title:

Qur'an, single leaf

Place:

Egypt

Egypt TGN

Date:

ca. 16--

seventeenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

In Arabic

Arabic WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 single leaf : paper ; 300 x 187 mm.

Former Owner(s):

Society of Foliophiles

Foliophiles WIKIDATA

Note:

Ms. leaf.
Title from printed portfolio, based on information from the original manuscript.
Layout: Written in 11 long lines.
Script: Naskhī in black ink with some accents in red; script identified by Robert Hillenbrand.
Origin: Written in Egypt in the 17th century; attribution made in consultation with Robert and Carole Hillenbrand.
Society of Foliophiles, NY: Specimens of Oriental Mss. and Printing, 1928, No. 23.
Shelfmark: St. Louis, Saint Louis University, Pius XII Memorial Library, Special Collections, VFL MS 039.
Decoration: Text block is framed by a linear border ruled in red and black inks; verses marked by small gold roundels.

Keyword:

detached leaves

manuscripts (documents)

calligraphy (visual works)

Arabic scripts

Manuscripts, Arabic

Qurʼan

Institutional Record:

https://libcat.slu.edu/record=b3600223

IIIF Manifest:

https://iiif.archive.org/iiif/3/images_VFLMS039_44/manifest.json

Holding Institution:

Saint Louis University