Vassar College, Arabic ms. 1

Metadata

DS ID:

DS26345

Shelfmark:

Arabic ms. 1

Title:

Qur'an leaf

Qurʼan

Place:

Africa?

Africa TGN

Date:

between 900 and 1099

tenth century (dates CE) AAT

eleventh century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Arabic

Arabic WIKIDATA

Material:

paper

Paper AAT

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 leaf : paper ; 86 x 135 (72 x 120) mm. bound to 100 x 160 mm

Note:

Ms. leaf.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Layout: Written in a single column of 9 lines.
Script: Witten in Maghribi Kufic script; romanization supplied by cataloger.
Decoration: Illuminated cloudbands around the text and frames.
Origin: Written in North Africa, or perhaps Persia, during the 10th or 11th century.
Oval label on container with shelfmark or item number 176.

Keyword:

illuminated manuscripts

Manuscripts, Arabic

Tenth century

Qurʼan. Sūrat al-Aʻrāf

Qurʼan

Excerpts

Illumination of books and manuscripts, Arab

Eleventh century

Institutional Record:

https://vassar.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01VAC_INST/al3g85/alma991019269514807396

Holding Institution:

Vassar College