Author
Brecher, Adolf, former owner., Jastrow, Morris, Jr., 1861-1921, former owner.
Publication Date
1750
Publication Place
[between 1750 and 1850?] -
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
No
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
24 leaves : paper ; 205 x 140 (150 x 80) mm bound to 205 x 145 mm
Library
Penn Libraries
Library Asset ID
86167193
Record ID
9914691823503681
Library Location
University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Date
1750
Notes
Title from margin of opening page (f. 1v)., Foliation: Modern foliation added in pencil, upper left recto; catchwords every verso, lower left., Layout: 9 long lines., Script: Written in naskh in black ink; pointed, vocalized., Decoration: Rubrications in red, including sūrah titles and readings; red roundels mark verse ends., Binding: Bound in dark brown leather with flap (Type II); blind stamped central mandorla and blind ruled frame; flap has smaller, matching blind stamped mandorla., Origin: Item is not dated, but likely written between the second half of the 18th and the first half of the 19th century., Watermarks: Trelune., Inside front cover is the following note, signed by Morris Jastrow, Jr. and dated Feb. 1890 in Philadelphia: "It was used by a Turkish soldier during the recent Russo-Turkish War (187- ) & upon his death in battle fell into the hands of a physician of Austrian origin. Presented to me by Dr. Adolf Brecher of Olmütz (Moravia) in 1888.", On the page facing the above note by Dr. Jastrow is the (Roman) alphabet in German cursive script capitals, written in pencil and upside down in relation to the book. | Arabic. | Formerly owned by Adolf Brecher (Jastrow note inside front cover)., Formerly owned by Morris Jastrow, Jr.; gift of Morris Jastrow, Jr. (plate inside front cover).
Sample Text
Complete copy of part 30 of the Qurʼān, from al-Nabāʼ (78) to the end.
Atıf Şekli
UPenn Ms. Codex 24.
Tür
codices (bound manuscripts), Qur'ans
