Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, UTS Ms Arab 1

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS6680

Shelfmark:

UTS Ms Arab 1

Title:

al-Qurʼān

Date:

13--?-14--?].

fourteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Arabic

Arabic WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: i, 110, i foliated leaves : paper ; 138 x 94 (113 x 61) mm, bound to 138 x 100 mm

Note:

Manuscript codex.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Layout: 32-35 lines per page.
Script: Written in naskh in black ink; pointed, vocalized.
Decoration: Gilt frame with scrollwork lined in black (f. 2r), finispieces in gold and red with braid frame (f. 109v-110r); gold marginal medallions with red, black, or blue centers mark text divisions, sūrah titles in gold lined in black; vocalizations and readings in red and green.
Origin: Item is not dated, perhaps copied in the 14th or 15th century?
Shelfmark: UTS Ms. Arab. 1
Juz' divisions were added at a later date. Owner's notes and inscriptions dated 1223, 1231, 1250, 1252, and 1260, as well as an undated seal.

Keyword:

Flap bindings

blind-tooled (decoration)

Islamic bindings

codices (bound manuscripts)

Qur'ans

illuminations (paintings)

Annotations

Manuscripts

Early works

manuscripts (documents)

Stamps

notes (documents)

Manuscripts, Arabic

Qurʼan

Qurʼan--Manuscripts

New York (State)--New York

Institutional Record:

https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/14734938

IIIF Manifest:

https://iiif.archive.org/iiif/ldpd_14734938_000/manifest.json

Holding Institution:

Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary