Publication Date
Rabi' II 1072 [1661]
Subject
Qurʼan., Qurʼan., Qurʼan. /Arabic., Manuscripts, Arabic., Arabic manuscripts, Arabic manuscripts /Quebec (Province), Arabic manuscripts / Quebec (Province) /Montreal., Manuscripts, Arabic, Manuscripts, Arabic /Québec (Province), Manuscripts, Arabic / Quebec (Province) /Montreal., Quebec, Quebec /Montreal.
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
318
Physical Dimensions
318 unnumbered pages ; 27 x 18 cm
Library
HathiTrust Digital Library
Record ID
102869576
Date
Rabi' II 1072 [1661]
Notes
Executed by Ḥusayn ibn 'Alī al-Āmāsī, Imam of the Abū al-Fatḥ Sultan Muḥammad Khān Mosque. The 22nd copy of the Qur'ān executed by the calligrapher. The text division into juz', ḥizb, and 'ashr is shown by means of illuminated marginal medallions. Sūrah-headings are executed in white and gold background, enclosed in illuminated headpieces. The text is enclosed in a golden frame and blue rul-eborders, The codex opens with an illuminated double frontpiece. No tarwis except in the case of lām alif al-warrāqīyah where it occurs on the alif and points to the left. Fully vocalized Naskh hand with the word Allāh in gold and recitation marks in red ink. 13 lines per page, thickish non-European laid paper of biscuit colour, characterized by wavy laid lines. Manuscript. Waqf note : (f. 1a) addressed to al-Sayyidah Ḥanīfah, daughter of a certain 'Alī Bāshā, dated 15 Jumādaʹ I 1237 i.e. 1822..
İlgili İsimler
McGill University. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.
