R.13.4 (Wren Library, Trinity College Cambridge)
Oriental Manuscripts
Contents
Summary of Contents: A clearly written copy of the Qurʼān, with directions for taking the 'sortes Coranicae' at the beginning.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: Levant paper
Extent: 232 ff.
Dimensions (leaf):
Condition
The book is stained throughout, possibly from the effects of a sea voyage.
Hand(s)
Copyist apparently of North African descent.
Decoration
Rubrication
History
Origin: Undated
Provenance and Acquisition
Presented to the library by Adam Bowen in 1632.
Record Sources
"Manuscript description based on "E. G. Browne: A supplementary hand-list of the Muhammadan manuscripts, including all those written in the Arabic character, preserved in the Library of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge, 1922", and "E.H. Palmer A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic, Persian and Turkish Manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Cambridge, London 1870".
Availability
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card. (For admissions procedures contact Wren Library Admissions). Contact wren.library@trin.cam.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript.
Bibliography
Funding of Cataloguing
Trinity College Cambridge
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