[al-Qurʼān al-Karīm

Name: [al-Qurʼān al-Karīm
Author: Ruthven, Alexander Grant, 1882-1971, Ruthven, Alexander Peter, 1912-1965

Title	[al-Qurʼān al-Karīm
Author	Ruthven, Alexander Grant, 1882-1971, Ruthven, Alexander Peter, 1912-1965
Publication Date:	1700
Subject	Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type	Book
Language	Arabic
Digital	No
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	1 leaf : paper ; 280 x 200 (215 x 120) mm
Library:	University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID	1518982250
Record ID	99188911819806381
Library Location	UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date	18th century (exact date unknown)
Notes	Ms. fragment., Title supplied by cataloguer., Incipit: "الطوفان وهم ظالمون فانجيناه واصحاب السفينة وجعلناها اية للعالمين ...", Collation: Single folio ; catchword visible., Layout: Written in 7 lines per page., Script: Naskh ; large calligraphic hand in an Ottoman style ; mainly serifless though with occasional right-sloping head-serif on initial lām, dramatically sweeping final nūn, kāf mabsūṭah preferred and often dramatically elongated ; fully vocalized., Decoration: Written area surrounded by rule border in red and blue ; recitation symbols in red ink ; textual dividers (verse stops) in the form of gold swirled discs with red and blue accents ; alif often added in red ink, where otherwise represented by dagger alif., Support: Hand laid paper, likely watermarked (though no watermark visible) with 11 laid lines per cm (horizontal) chain lines (vertical) spaced roughly 22-24 mm apart., Former shelfmark: Kelsey 67.1.75, Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 1081, Origin: Hand, paper, provenance, etc would suggest perhaps 18th century Ottoman provinces, likely Egypt., Gifted in 1967 by Dr. Alexander Grant Ruthven (1882-1971) who served as the University of Michigan's seventh president from 1929 to 1951. Likely collected in Egypt by his son Peter (Alexander Peter Ruthven 1912-1965). Transferred to the Rare Book Room from the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology in 1981.
Sample Text	Isolated fragment from a manuscript copy of the Qurʼān, consisting of one single folio carrying verses from Sūrat al-ʻAnkabūt (opens in final words of verse 14 and concludes before final word of verse 19).
Katkıda Bulunanlar	Ruthven, Alexander Grant, 1882-1971, former owner., Ruthven, Alexander Peter, 1912-1965, former owner.
Oluşturulma	[Egypt?, 17--?]
Son Dizinleme Tarihi	20251210
Biçim	Book, Manuscript
Elde Ediliş	Dr. Alexander Grant Ruthven (1882-1971);

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[al-Qurʼān al-Karīm

Author Ruthven, Alexander Grant, 1882-1971, Ruthven, Alexander Peter, 1912-1965

Publication Date 1700

Subject Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor

Type Book

Language Arabic

Digital No

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 1 leaf : paper ; 280 x 200 (215 x 120) mm

Library University of Michigan Library

Library Asset ID 1518982250

Record ID 99188911819806381

Library Location UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library

Date 18th century (exact date unknown)

Notes Ms. fragment., Title supplied by cataloguer., Incipit: "الطوفان وهم ظالمون فانجيناه واصحاب السفينة وجعلناها اية للعالمين ...", Collation: Single folio ; catchword visible., Layout: Written in 7 lines per page., Script: Naskh ; large calligraphic hand in an Ottoman style ; mainly serifless though with occasional right-sloping head-serif on initial lām, dramatically sweeping final nūn, kāf mabsūṭah preferred and often dramatically elongated ; fully vocalized., Decoration: Written area surrounded by rule border in red and blue ; recitation symbols in red ink ; textual dividers (verse stops) in the form of gold swirled discs with red and blue accents ; alif often added in red ink, where otherwise represented by dagger alif., Support: Hand laid paper, likely watermarked (though no watermark visible) with 11 laid lines per cm (horizontal) chain lines (vertical) spaced roughly 22-24 mm apart., Former shelfmark: Kelsey 67.1.75, Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 1081, Origin: Hand, paper, provenance, etc would suggest perhaps 18th century Ottoman provinces, likely Egypt., Gifted in 1967 by Dr. Alexander Grant Ruthven (1882-1971) who served as the University of Michigan's seventh president from 1929 to 1951. Likely collected in Egypt by his son Peter (Alexander Peter Ruthven 1912-1965). Transferred to the Rare Book Room from the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology in 1981.

Sample Text Isolated fragment from a manuscript copy of the Qurʼān, consisting of one single folio carrying verses from Sūrat al-ʻAnkabūt (opens in final words of verse 14 and concludes before final word of verse 19).

Katkıda Bulunanlar Ruthven, Alexander Grant, 1882-1971, former owner., Ruthven, Alexander Peter, 1912-1965, former owner.

Oluşturulma [Egypt?, 17--?]

Son Dizinleme Tarihi 20251210

Biçim Book, Manuscript

Elde Ediliş Dr. Alexander Grant Ruthven (1882-1971);