(Q29458)
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Smith, David Eugene, 1860-1944
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Qurʼan--Manuscripts
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17--?-18--?
18. century
19. century
1700
1899
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Extent: iii + 503 leaves : Laid paper, illuminations ; 195 x 124 (142 x 77) mm, bound to 202 x 125 mm
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Manuscript codex.
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Layout: 12 long lines; catchwords every verso lower left; border-ruled.
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Script: Written in naskh in black ink; pointed, vocalized; one page with nastaʻlīq in red ink; pointed.
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Decoration: Gold and polychrome illuminated double-page openings at the beginning, middle, and end (f. 1v-2r, 227v-228r, 502v-503r); gold roundels mark verse endings; marginal medallions in gold mark text divisions; textblock border-ruled in black, red, blue, beige; lines ruled in beige; page-opening frame-ruled in blue; sūrah headings, readings, and rukūʻ markers in red.
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Origin: Item is undated; possibly produced in the 18th or 19th century.
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Customs stamp solar dated 1312 (1934 CE) (f. 1r, 503v).
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Shelfmark: MS Or 253.
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Former shelfmark: MS X893.7 K84 I122.
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Formerly owned by an ʻĪsá in the year 13[--] AH (stamp in ink, first front flyleaf recto).
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2 February 2024
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2 February 2024
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