Author
Aytmish al-Bajasī, Amīr, -1400, former owner., Rosenbach, A. S. W. (Abraham Simon Wolf), 1876-1952, former owner., Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning, former owner., Aytmish al-Bajasī, Amir, -1400., former owner.
Author Original
ايتمش البجسي، امير،
Publication Date
1400
Publication Place
[Egypt?], [between 1400 and 1499?] -
Subject
Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts., Qurʼan--Manuscripts., Qurʼan., Manuscripts., Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts--Specimens.
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
No
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
50 leaves : paper, illuminations ; 370 x 260 (250 x 160) mm bound to 372 x 260 mm
Library
Penn Libraries
Library Asset ID
1131863585
Record ID
9924371933503681
Library Location
University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Date
1400
Notes
Title from title page (f. 1r)., Foliation: Modern foliation added in pencil, upper left recto; no catchwords., Layout: Written in 5 long lines., Script: Written in muḥaqqaq in black ink; pointed and vocalized; titles in thuluth., Decoration: Illuminated title piece in gold and blue (f. 1r); marginal medallions for text divsions in circle, teardrop, and pointed oval shapes in blue, red and gold with blue finials; verse endings marked by an 8-leaf rosette with blue dots around the edge; some alifs in red; sūrah heading in thuluth script set into a blue oval with gold foliate fill all set into a larger rectangle lined with geometric pattern in gold (f. 22r)., Binding: Brown leather over pasteboard with detached flap (Type II); front and back cover have an intricate mosaic-style blind- and gold-tooled pattern on a large, circular, lobed central medallion, cornerpieces, and frame; flap is gold and blind-tooled in a coordinating pattern with a circular medallion and frame; doublures are block-stamped leather., Origin: The item is undated and unsigned, but was possibly copied in Mamlūk Egypt in the 15th century, possibly for use in a madrasah., Laid, non-European paper; visible chain lines in sets of two., Donation (waqf) statement added to title page inside title piece (f. 1r) | Arabic. | Formerly owned by the Mamlūk Amīr Aytmish al-Bajasī (d. 1400 CE) and given as an endowment (waqf) to the library attached to the mosque he founded in Bāb al-Wazīr, Cairo (founded 1383 CE) (inscription, f. 1r)., Formerly owned by the Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning (library bookplate, inside front cover).
Sample Text
Illuminated copy of the 8th section of the Qurʼān.
Atıf Şekli
CAJS Rar Ms 123
Tür
Specimens., Manuscripts, Arabic., Manuscripts, 15th century., Qur'ans, illuminations (paintings), Manuscripts., Islamic bindings (Binding)
İlgili Koleksiyonlar
Juzʼ 7 from the same set is British Library Or. 9671., Juzʼ 28 from the same set is Chester Beatty Library 1495.
