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Folios from a Hijazi Qur'an

Title	Folios from a Hijazi Qur'an
Publication Date:	675-725
Type	Document
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	381 mm x 305 mm x 35 mm (height x width x depth)
Library:	Chester Beatty
Record ID	Is 1615I
Library Location	Islamic Collection
Date	675-725
Notes	Folios from a Hijazi Qur'an. Now placed in a modern binding, these Qur'an folios date from the first century of Islam, in either the Arabian peninsula or Syria. The Arabic is written in an unusual version of the script known as hijazi - meaning from Hijaz province, where the cities of Mecca and Medina are located. Codex, ink and colours on parchment, 32 folios, Arabic text in hijazi script, with illumination of horizontal chevron bands between chapters (suras), portion of the Qur'an (suras 28:6 to 48:24), unsigned, possibly Medina (modern Saudi Arabia) or Damascus (Syria), undated, c. 675-725.
Materyal	Parchment (material), Ink (material), Pigment (material)
Nesne Adı	Codex, Qur'an
Yazı Tipi	Hijazi

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Folios from a Hijazi Qur'an

Publication Date 675-725

Type Document

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 381 mm x 305 mm x 35 mm (height x width x depth)

Library Chester Beatty

Record ID Is 1615I

Library Location Islamic Collection

Date 675-725

Notes Folios from a Hijazi Qur'an. Now placed in a modern binding, these Qur'an folios date from the first century of Islam, in either the Arabian peninsula or Syria. The Arabic is written in an unusual version of the script known as hijazi - meaning from Hijaz province, where the cities of Mecca and Medina are located. Codex, ink and colours on parchment, 32 folios, Arabic text in hijazi script, with illumination of horizontal chevron bands between chapters (suras), portion of the Qur'an (suras 28:6 to 48:24), unsigned, possibly Medina (modern Saudi Arabia) or Damascus (Syria), undated, c. 675-725.

Materyal Parchment (material), Ink (material), Pigment (material)

Nesne Adı Codex, Qur'an

Yazı Tipi Hijazi