Princeton University, Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 633H.

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS2843

Shelfmark:

Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 633H.

Title:

Kitāb Zubdat al-bayān fī rusūm maṣāḥif ʻUthmān /

Date:

16th century?

sixteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Physical Description:

Extent: 83 leaves : paper ; 177 x 115 (115 x 60) mm. bound to 176 x 118 mm.

Note:

Ms. codex.
Title from title page (fol. 1a).
Apparently this is the only copy known.
Collation: Paper ; fol. i + 84 ; catchwords ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals.
Layout: 12 lines per page ; frame-ruled in gold, blue and black.
Description: Rubricated ; gold overlining and other markings on opening spread, and in red through remainder of the MS ; MS in good condition except worm-eaten.
Decoration: Elaborate illuminated headpiece of gold, blue, white and orange with the basmalah in silver/grey.
Origin: Probably late XVIth century.
Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900.

Keyword:

illuminated manuscripts

headpieces (layout features)

Early works

Gold tooled bindings

Manuscripts, Arabic

Qurʼan

Institutional Record:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9963577413506421

IIIF Manifest:

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/2d3eabb4-285c-4cea-9b25-6a0a81d701a8/manifest

Holding Institution:

Princeton University