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Scroll manuscript
(مخطوطة لفيفة)

Title	Scroll manuscript
Title Original	مخطوطة لفيفة
Publication Date:	17th century
Publication Place	India, Jaipur - Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani Museum
Subject	Paper: handwriting
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	طول: 890 سم عرض: 4.5 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	FBQ.HH.390
Record ID	object;EPM;qt;Mus22;4;ar
Library Location	Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani Museum
Date	17th century
Notes	This manuscript contains the entire Qur’an, framed with teardrop-shaped leaf decorations. This long manuscript, extending along five display panels, contains the entire Qur’an, 114 in number, written with horsehair in a script that is difficult to read with the naked eye. Due to its size and weight, Muslim travelers and pilgrims in particular prefer this type of Qur’anic manuscript for its ease of carrying. However, it is believed that this type of manuscript like the one shown here was used more as an amulet for protection during long journeys than for reading. Today, applications on smartphones allow access to the Holy Qur’an with a single click, while many hotels around the world provide holy books to their guests.
Sample Text	Sarah Schroeder “Scroll Manuscript” in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;qt;Mus22;4;ar
Bu sayfanın künyesi	Prepared by:Sarah SCHROEDER
Seçili bibliyografya	Nünlist, T., "Devotion and protection: Amuletic scrolls dating from the 14th century", in Bethany J. Walker and Abdelkader Al Ghouz (eds),Living with Nature and Things: Contributions to a New Social History of the Middle Islamic Periods, Göttingen: V&R unipress, 2020: 475-533.

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Scroll manuscript

(مخطوطة لفيفة)

Publication Date 17th century

Publication Place India, Jaipur - Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani Museum

Subject Paper: handwriting

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions طول: 890 سم عرض: 4.5 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID FBQ.HH.390

Record ID object;EPM;qt;Mus22;4;ar

Library Location Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani Museum

Date 17th century

Notes This manuscript contains the entire Qur’an, framed with teardrop-shaped leaf decorations. This long manuscript, extending along five display panels, contains the entire Qur’an, 114 in number, written with horsehair in a script that is difficult to read with the naked eye. Due to its size and weight, Muslim travelers and pilgrims in particular prefer this type of Qur’anic manuscript for its ease of carrying. However, it is believed that this type of manuscript like the one shown here was used more as an amulet for protection during long journeys than for reading. Today, applications on smartphones allow access to the Holy Qur’an with a single click, while many hotels around the world provide holy books to their guests.

Sample Text Sarah Schroeder “Scroll Manuscript” in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;qt;Mus22;4;ar

Bu sayfanın künyesi Prepared by:Sarah SCHROEDER

Seçili bibliyografya Nünlist, T., "Devotion and protection: Amuletic scrolls dating from the 14th century", in Bethany J. Walker and Abdelkader Al Ghouz (eds),Living with Nature and Things: Contributions to a New Social History of the Middle Islamic Periods, Göttingen: V&R unipress, 2020: 475-533.