Author
Shore, Offley Bohun Stovin Fairless, 1863-1922, former owner.
Publication Date
1830
Publication Place
[between 1830 and 1899?] -
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
No
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
477 leaves : paper ; 295 x 185 (212 x 106) mm bound to 295 x 195 mm.
Library
Penn Libraries
Library Asset ID
1059578305
Record ID
9977406953003681
Library Location
University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Date
1830
Notes
Ms. codex., First folio missing; first full āyah is verse 12 in Sūrat al-Baqarah (2:12)., Foliation: Western numeral foliation in pencil added, upper left recto (not visible in images); catchwords on every verso, lower left., Layout: 11 long lines, border-ruled., Manuscript is in poor condition; many leaves are loose; binding is off; worm damage; water and fire damage throughout., Script: Written in naskh using black ink; pointed and vocalized., Decoration: Readings in red, sūrah titles rubricated and framed; gold roundels at end of each verse; gold roundels outlined in black double line with a black vertical line underneath accompanied by a red letter ʻayn in margins to indicate rukuʻ. Juzʼ markers in red ink in margins; gold non-circular medallions indicating other text partitions. Some decorations finished by another hand; textblock border-ruled in red; page openings framed in faded black., Binding: Bound in reddish brown leather over pasteboard (Type III); headband in black and brown thread; seperate marbled paper pastedowns inside both covers; detached reddish textile wrapper; blind stamped and gilded mandorlas on front and back covers with four pendants along vertical axis and cornerpieces; covers are badly water and fire damaged., Origin: Likely copied in South Asia in the mid- to late-19th century; machine made paper. | Arabic. | Formerly owned by Col. Offley Shore., Gift of Offley Shore. | Access to this item is restricted.
Sample Text
Qur'ān; complete except for first folio.
Atıf Şekli
UPenn Oversize Ms. Codex 1897.
Tür
codices (bound manuscripts), Qur'ans
