[القرآن. سورة 57:2-14].

[al-Qurʼān. Sūrah 57:2-14].

Uniform title
Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
Arabic
Published/​Created
[11--? and 17--?]
Description
12 leaves : paper ; 302 x 195 (145 x 110 and 140 x 130) mm.

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    Subject(s)
    Rare books genre
    Summary note
    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.
    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.
    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
    Other format(s)
    • Microfilm negative available for reproduction.
    • Also available in an electronic version.
    OCLC
    244796785
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