Author
Camac, William, 1829-1900, former owner.
Publication Date
1775
Publication Place
[between 1775 and 1825?] -
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
No
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
198 leaves : paper, illuminations ; 100 x 60 (73 x 36) mm bound to 100 x 62 mm.
Library
Penn Libraries
Library Asset ID
1059578373
Record ID
9977406951203681
Library Location
University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Date
1775
Notes
Ms. codex., First folio missing; would have held Sūrat al-Fātiḥah (The Opening)., Foliation: Western numeral foliation in pencil added, upper left recto; catchwords on every verso, lower left., Layout: 21 long lines with border rules., Script: Written in naskh using black ink., Decoration: Sūrah titles rubricated and framed in gold; textblock ruled in gold, black, blue; page openings framed in gold and black rules; gold roundels at end of each verse; text partitions noted in red in the margins; first opening shows half of a double page illumination in gold, red, blue with text on cloudbands (f. 1r)., Binding: Covers are missing; spine is dark brown leather., Origin: Likely copied in the late 18th or early 19th century. | Arabic. | Formerly owned by William Camac; bequeathed to the University of Pennsylvania in the Camac Memorial Collection; received in 1904.
Sample Text
Small copy of the Qur'ān; complete except for first folio and covers; begins with Sūrat al-Baqarah (The Cow) 1 (2:1).
Atıf Şekli
UPenn Ms. Codex 1917.
Tür
codices (bound manuscripts), illuminations (paintings), Qur'ans
