Juz' 22 of the Qurʼān in Arabic and Persian.

Title	Juz' 22 of the Qurʼān in Arabic and Persian.
Publication Date:	1700 to 1799?
Subject	Manuscripts, Arabic. Manuscripts, Persian.
Type	Book
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Pages Count	24
Physical Dimensions	24 leaves :illuminations ; 231 x 150 mm, bound to 231 x 152 mm
Library:	University of Duke
Library Asset ID	fc69e0f0-6705-4705-b28a-57e8d8e50e5d
Record ID	emsar01050
Library Location	Iran
Date	1700 to 1799?
Notes	Manuscript codex. Title devised by cataloger. Physical description: 11 lines per page in naskh script on glazed, laid Arabic paper. Interlinear Persian translation in small, red nastaʻlīq. Arabic text fully vocalized; catchwords. Gold verse markers. Leaf 3 blank, inserted to protect illuminations. Decoration: Leaves 2b, 4a illuminated in gold, blue, orange and other colors. Each of the five lines of Arabic text is written on a gold-sprinkled background and bordered by black and gold. Five borders of varying widths surround the text on three sides and contain traditional Persian floral patterns and geometric shapes. Between the outer two borders is an undecorated margin containing the text of the same juzʼ, written on a diagonal, the Arabic text in the upper portion written in red naskh, and the Persian translation in the lower portion written in black nastaʻlīq. Remainder of manuscript is illuminated in gold, red and green. Text is illuminated in the same manner as the opening pages and is bordered by a gold foliar pattern on three sides. Surrounding this is a wide, gold-sprinkled margin continuing the juzʼ from the margin on the previous page, written on a diagonal, the Arabic in red naskh alternating with the Persian in black nastaʻlīq. A portion of the Arabic text is lacking in the margin on leaf 18b. The outer border contains a floral pattern. Illuminated rectangles of gold with blue floral pattern on either side mark the sūrahs. A lavishly illuminated manuscript of Juzʼ 22 of the Qur'an with interlinear Persian translation. Well-executed lacquered covers and doublures; covers feature six rows of flowering plants surrounded by a floral border, while doublures are decorated with a large bouquet surrounded by a floral border. Forms part of the Dupree Collection (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University).
Katalog Kaydı	https://find.library.duke.edu/catalog/DUKE008004905
Kalıcı Bağlantı	https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r40c4vj4t
Haklar	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0

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Juz' 22 of the Qurʼān in Arabic and Persian.

Publication Date 1700 to 1799?

Subject Manuscripts, Arabic. Manuscripts, Persian.

Type Book

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Pages Count 24

Physical Dimensions 24 leaves :illuminations ; 231 x 150 mm, bound to 231 x 152 mm

Library University of Duke

Library Asset ID fc69e0f0-6705-4705-b28a-57e8d8e50e5d

Record ID emsar01050

Library Location Iran

Date 1700 to 1799?

Notes Manuscript codex. Title devised by cataloger. Physical description: 11 lines per page in naskh script on glazed, laid Arabic paper. Interlinear Persian translation in small, red nastaʻlīq. Arabic text fully vocalized; catchwords. Gold verse markers. Leaf 3 blank, inserted to protect illuminations. Decoration: Leaves 2b, 4a illuminated in gold, blue, orange and other colors. Each of the five lines of Arabic text is written on a gold-sprinkled background and bordered by black and gold. Five borders of varying widths surround the text on three sides and contain traditional Persian floral patterns and geometric shapes. Between the outer two borders is an undecorated margin containing the text of the same juzʼ, written on a diagonal, the Arabic text in the upper portion written in red naskh, and the Persian translation in the lower portion written in black nastaʻlīq. Remainder of manuscript is illuminated in gold, red and green. Text is illuminated in the same manner as the opening pages and is bordered by a gold foliar pattern on three sides. Surrounding this is a wide, gold-sprinkled margin continuing the juzʼ from the margin on the previous page, written on a diagonal, the Arabic in red naskh alternating with the Persian in black nastaʻlīq. A portion of the Arabic text is lacking in the margin on leaf 18b. The outer border contains a floral pattern. Illuminated rectangles of gold with blue floral pattern on either side mark the sūrahs. A lavishly illuminated manuscript of Juzʼ 22 of the Qur'an with interlinear Persian translation. Well-executed lacquered covers and doublures; covers feature six rows of flowering plants surrounded by a floral border, while doublures are decorated with a large bouquet surrounded by a floral border. Forms part of the Dupree Collection (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University).

Katalog Kaydı https://find.library.duke.edu/catalog/DUKE008004905

Kalıcı Bağlantı https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r40c4vj4t

Haklar https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0