University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Codex 1917
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- DS ID:
- DS30244
- Shelfmark:
- Ms. Codex 1917
- Title:
- al-Qurʼān / القرآن
- Date:
- between 1775 and 1825?
- Language:
- Arabic
- Material:
- paper, illuminations
- Physical Description:
- Extent: 198 leaves : paper, illuminations ; 100 x 60 (73 x 36) mm bound to 100 x 62 mm.
- Former Owner(s):
- Camac, William, 1829-1900
- Note:
- Ms. codex.
First folio missing; would have held Sūrat al-Fātiḥah (The Opening).
Foliation: Western numeral foliation in pencil added, upper left recto; catchwords on every verso, lower left.
Layout: 21 long lines with border rules.
Script: Written in naskh using black ink.
Decoration: Sūrah titles rubricated and framed in gold; textblock ruled in gold, black, blue; page openings framed in gold and black rules; gold roundels at end of each verse; text partitions noted in red in the margins; first opening shows half of a double page illumination in gold, red, blue with text on cloudbands (f. 1r).
Binding: Covers are missing; spine is dark brown leather.
Origin: Likely copied in the late 18th or early 19th century.
Formerly owned by William Camac; bequeathed to the University of Pennsylvania in the Camac Memorial Collection; received in 1904. - Keyword:
- Institutional Record:
- https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9977406951203681
- Holding Institution:
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