Author
Alexander Grant Ruthven 1882-1971
Publication Date
[8-- or 9--]
Publication Place
-
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [8-- or 9--].
Subject
Faceted Application of Subject Terminology
Manuscripts, Arabic
Michigan—Ann Arbor
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Manuscripts, Arabic—Michigan—Ann Arbor
Répertoire de Vedettes-Matière
Manuscrits arabes—Michigan—Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
1 online resource (1 leaf) : parchment
Library
McGill University Libraries
Library Asset ID
1420360540
Record ID
1420360540
Date
[8-- or 9--]
Notes
Ms. fragment.
Title supplied by cataloguer.
(recto) Sūrat al-Mulk (67) final words of verse 23 through verse 30 (67:23-30) followed by illuminated heading for Sūrat al-Qalam (68).
(verso) Sūrat al-Qalam (68) verse 1 through opening word of verse 19 (68:1-19a).
Collation: Single leaf.
Layout: Written in 15 lines per page.
Script: Kufic or Early ʻAbbāsid script of Déroche style D.IV (see George, The Rise of Islamic calligraphy, p.151 and Déroche, The Abbasid tradition, p.36-37) ; short vowels provided in the form of red discs.
Support: Parchment ; recto is hair side.
Former shelfmark: Kelsey 64.2.4.
Origin: Script and ornament would suggest 9th or 10th century as proposed by Déroche (see The Abbasid tradition, p.37).
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 1049.
Decoration: Four oblique strokes one above the other (Déroche style 1.1.1) mark verse divisions ; roundels / medallions of Déroche style 2' A.II mark ten verses ; illuminated hāʼ (abjad numeral 5) marks five verses ; illuminated sūrah heading for the opening of Sūrat al-Qalam, "سورة ن والقلم خمسون واثنان" chrysographed.
Yazar Rolü
Former owner
Veritabanı
WorldCat
WorldCat Varlığı
View on Worldcat Entities
Alexander Grant Ruthven
