Publication Place
[17--?] -
Subject
Manuscripts, Turkish., Manuscripts, Arabic., Islam., Manuscripts, Turkish., Manuscripts, Arabic., Islam, Islam /Prayers and devotions, Islam / Prayers and devotions /Early works to 1800., Flap bindings (Binding), Prayers and devotions., Early works., Illuminations (painting), Manuscripts (documents), Codices (bound manuscripts)
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
98
Physical Dimensions
98 leaves : paper, illuminations ; 130 x 85 (75 x 45) mm, bound to 130 x 89 mm
Library
HathiTrust Digital Library
Record ID
102811737
Notes
Bound in red leather over pasteboard with flap; gilt stamped diaper grid pattern and gold frame; flap gilt stamped with vines; pink paper pastedowns; matching red leather case with tie, stamped in the same grid pattern as the codex on the front and a smaller, simplified diaper grid pattern on the back. Shelfmark: MS Or 421. Origin: Item is undated; probably produced in the 18th century. Decoration: Illuminated headpieces in gold, yellow, blue, red and green with the text on cloudbands and a wide gold border rule (f. 1v, 69v); facing page also written on cloudbands with a wide gold border rule (f. 1r, 70r); gold roundels punctuate text; textblock border-ruled in gold; some in-text gold accents (for example f. 5v); gold text dividers; two simple gold finispieces (f. 66v-67r); some rubrications in faded red. Script: Written in naskh in black ink; pointed, vocalized. Layout: Chiefly 7 long lines, with some tables and tabular layouts. Manuscript codex.. Devotional book containing numerous selections from the Qurʼān as well as prayers and talismans.
İlgili İsimler
Smith, David Eugene, 1860-1944, Muslim World Manuscripts (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
