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The ms. consists of pieces of paper of two distinct origin inserted in larger pages of laid paper. A leaf with text written in thuluth is followed by an earlier leaf with the same text written in a script leaning towards New Style 1.
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- Publisher
- [11--? and 17--?]
- Language
- Arabic
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Item Summary
The ms. consists of pieces of paper of two distinct origin inserted in larger pages of laid paper. A leaf with text written in thuluth is followed by an earlier leaf with the same text written in a script leaning towards New Style 1.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- [القرآن. سورة 57:2-14].
- Transliterated Title
- [al-Qurʼān. Sūrah 57:2-14].
- Call Number
- Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 35G(a)
- Identifier
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/zs25xc074
- Publisher
- [11--? and 17--?]
- Language
- Arabic
- Date Created
- 1100-1799
- Format
- Manuscript
- Extent
- 12 leaves : paper ; 302 x 195 (145 x 110 and 140 x 130) mm.
- Provenance
- Rectangular seal and ex-libris of Robert Garrett pasted in the centre of fol. 14b.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.
- References
- Hitti, P. Garrett coll., 1179-D
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Notes
- Ms. codex.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Physical description: 5 lines per page. The inlaid portion is framed in red, gold, and blue; fol. 1 and 12 are plain paper with no inlaid portion. A leaf with text written in thuluth on cream paper is followed by an earlier leaf (dark cream paper, large laid lines) with the same text written in a script leaning towards New Style 1 (see in particular lām-alif and final ṭāʾ), with diacritics consisting of gold circles outlined in black; in these latter leaves, verses marks consist of a circle with a letter surrounded by thin petals in gold outlined in black; juzʾ marks consist of a large medallion filled with decoration in gold and white and outlined in blue with small dots and radiating flecks in black (see fol. 9b) ; vocalization added in red by a later hand.
- Origin: According to P. Hitti, the thuluth should be dated to the 12th/18th cent. The earlier leaves appear to date to the 6th/12th cent. The final form of the ms. appear to date to the 19th or 20th cent.
- Beginning: يحيى ويميت وهو على كل شىء قدير هو الاول والاخر
- End: الذين كفروا ما وبكم النار
- Binding Note
- Lacquered binding. The outer side has a central panel with flowers and leaves and a border consisting of a simply executed -scroll. Daffodil and wallflowers on a red ground on the doublure. Text-block detached from binding.
Discovery Information
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 19
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Manuscripts of the Islamic World
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/7cee4ddf-44f9-44d2-a459-c904ed284a2a/manifest