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DS ID:

DS4158

Shelfmark:

Lewis O 3

Title:

al-Qurʼān.

Place:

Iran?

Iran TGN

Language:

Arabic

Arabic WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 257 leaves : 317 x 200 (175 x 110) mm bound to 320 x 210 mm; paper

Former Owner(s):

Kevorkian, H. 1872-1962

Hagop Kevorkian WIKIDATA

Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932

John Frederick Lewis WIKIDATA

Qurʼans Codices (bound manuscripts) Illuminations (painting) Manuscripts (documents)

Note:

Ms. codex.
Binding: Roundback binding over pasteboard (Type III). Central lobed mandorla and pendants with embossed paper onlays. Space around the mandorla and pendants is cut away for an embossed and gilded paper inlay. Frame decoration and cornerpieces also embossed paper onlay. Inside covers also have embossed paper inlay designs for centerpiece and frame decoration.
Layout: 11 long lines with three lines in larger script and eight lines in smaller script arranged in the following way: one large line, four small lines, another large line, 4 small lines, a final large line; border-ruled.
Script: Written in neat naskh and muḥ̣aqqaq in black ink, pointed and vocalized.
Decoration: Polychrome using black, blue, purple, red and gold inks. Dual page illumination on first opening (f. 1v-2r) with text in cloudbands. Textblock rule-bordered in gold, orange, blue with replacements leaves ruled in gold and blue; sūrah titles in white ink on a gold and blue panel with floral motifs; replacement leaf sūrah titles in white ink. Readings in red; gold roundels edged in...
Provenance: Gift of Anne Baker Lewis in 1933.
Provenance: Formerly owned by H. Kevorkian, sold by Anderson Auction Galleries, March 31-April 2, 1927 for $230 as part of The H. Kevorkian collection of Oriental Art, part 2 (note on sale catalogue leaf pasted onto the last flyleaf verso); "H. Kevorkian Collection" (bookplate on front flyleaf recto).
Provenance: Formerly owned by John Frederick Lewis.

Keyword:

Qurʼans

Codices (bound manuscripts)

Illuminations (painting)

Manuscripts (documents)

Manuscripts, Oriental

Manuscripts, Arabic

Institutional Record:

https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0023/html/lewis_o_003.html

IIIF Manifest:

https://iiif.archive.org/iiif/lewis_o_003/manifest.json

Holding Institution:

Free Library of Philadelphia