Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis O 12
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Metadata
- DS ID:
- DS4166
- Shelfmark:
- Lewis O 12
- Title:
- al-Qurʼān.
- Place:
- India? ;
- Language:
- Arabic
- Physical Description:
- Extent: 434 leaves : 247 x 152 (190 x 105) mm, bound to 255 x 172 mm; paper
- Former Owner(s):
- Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932
Perkins, Oliver Henry, -1912
Karam al-Dīn, Ḥāfiẓ / كرم الدين، حافظ.
Qurʼans Codices (bound manuscripts) Illuminations (painting) Manuscripts (documents) - Note:
- Ms. codex.
Binding: Modern binding in orange-pink textile over paperboard with flap (Type II); marbled paper doublure on flap.
Layout: 11 long lines, border-ruled.
Script: Written in naskh in black ink; pointed and vocalized.
Decoration: Polychrome using purple, gold, red, black, white, and blue; dual page illumination of gold, blue, and white on first opening (f. 1v-2r) and last opening (f. 432v-433r) with text in cloudbands; readings in red, titles in white. On all other pages, textblock rule-bordered in red and blue; page framed with a narrow blue rule. Roundels and medallions to indicate text divisions appear...
Provenance: Gift of Anne Baker Lewis in 1933.
Provenance: Formerly owned by Ḥāfiẓ Karam al-Dīn, son of Ḥāfiẓ Sharaf al-Dīn of Tapah Awmira (inscription in Persian on f. 433v).
Provenance: Formerly owned by Oliver Henry Perkins (bookplate inside front cover and inscription reading: "Presented by Sami-ul-Husain Khan to Oliver H. Perkins, Esq. Agra, India 30th December 1905" on first flyleaf verso).
Provenance: Sold at auction from the collection of Oliver Henry Perkins, Anderson Galleries, 23 March 1926, lot 576.
Provenance: Formerly owned by John Frederick Lewis. - Keyword:
- Institutional Record:
- https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0023/html/lewis_o_012.html
- IIIF Manifest:
- https://iiif.archive.org/iiif/lewis_o_012/manifest.json
- Holding Institution:
