Author
Richard and Marsha Johnson Fund., Bloomsbury Auctions (Firm), seller.
Publication Date
1700
Publication Place
[Indonesia?], [between 1700 and 1899?] -
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
No
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
333, ii leaves : paper, illuminations ; 291 x 183 (215 x 115) mm bound to 287 x 210 mm.
Library
Penn Libraries
Library Asset ID
1237600119
Record ID
9977882251203681
Library Location
University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Date
1700
Notes
Ms. codex., Title supplied by cataloger., Foliation: Unfoliated; catchwords on every verso, lower left., Layout: Written in 15 long lines with border rules., Script: Written in naskh in black ink; pointed, vocalized., Decoration: Sūrah titles in red ink, framed in gold; textblock ruled in two lines and red and one of black; gold roundels at end of each verse; readings marked in red; text partitions noted in the margins in red; double page illuminated text surrounds in red, white and black (f. [1]v-[2]r, [168]v-[169]r, [332]v-[333]r)., Binding: Brown leather over pasteboard with flap on the front cover (Type II); stamped with blind stamped central mandorla, pendants, cornerpieces, frame, and border; plain paper doublure., Origin: The item is undated and unsigned; possibly 18th or 19th century. | Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Richard and Marsha Johnson Fund. | Arabic. | Purchased from Bloomsbury, Friday 30 October 2020, lot 84.
Sample Text
Complete copy of the Qur'ān with three sets of dual-page illuminated page surrounds. One page is copied twice, once upside down with a mostly blank facing page; there is no text missing.
Atıf Şekli
UPenn Oversize Ms. Codex 2047.
Tür
Manuscripts, Arabic, Manuscrtipts, 19th century, codices (bound manuscripts), illuminations (paintings), Qur'ans
