Author
John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.
Publication Date
1159
Subject
Islam--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800., Islam--Prayers and devotions., Islam--Prayers--Early works to 1800., Islam., Prayers.
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
No
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
40 leaves : paper, illuminations ; 142 x 90 (110 x 50) mm bound to 142 x 90 mm
Library
Penn Libraries
Library Asset ID
1083523382
Record ID
9962793883503681
Library Location
University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Date
1159
Notes
Ms. codex., Title supplied by cataloger., Foliation: Modern foliation added in pencil, upper left recto; catchwords every verso, lower left. Several sets of Hindu-Arabic numeral pagination found in the outside margins, center. References in the record are to the modern foliation., Layout: 11 long lines; border-ruled., Script: Written in naskh; pointed, vocalized., Decoration: Polychrome (yellow, blue, red, purple, green) headpiece on first opening (f. 1v); border-rules in black and green now, though the color was probably gold at some point; gold flecks can still be seen. Headers on green (formerly gold) background, with green (formerly gold) roundels punctuating the text. 13 full page polychrome (chiefly blue and orange) illuminations, seals, and tables (f. 65v-70v)., Binding: Blind stamped brown leather over pasteboard; severely water damaged., Origin: The copy was finished in A.H. 1159 (1746). | Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund. | Arabic. | Sold on eBay in 2014. | Access to this item is subject to staff review.
Sample Text
Selections from the Qurʼān copied with other prayers. Several illuminations near the end of the copy. This copy is very fragile; the page rulings have corroded through the paper leaving many of the textblock areas loose. It is also badly dampstained.
Atıf Şekli
UPenn Ms. Codex 1960.
İçerik
Qurʼan. Selections
Tür
Codices (bound manuscripts), Prayers.
