MS Arabic 724 (Wellcome Collection, Wellcome Trust)
Manuscripts in Arabic
Contents
1 copy of al-Qurʾān
Title: al-Qurʾān
Title: القرآن
Incipit: (beginning) f.1r.1 لَهَا اَں تُدْرِكَ اَلْفَمَر وَلاَ اَلَّيْلُ سَابِٯُ النَّهارِ وَكُلٌّ ڢِى ڢَلَك يَسْبَحُوںَ وَاَيةٌ لَّهُمُ اَنَّا حَمَلْنَا ذُرِّيّتهِمْ ڢِى اِلْڢُلْكِ اِلْمَشْحُوں
Explicit: (ending) f.84v.16 الله الذى خلٯ سبع سملوات [sic] ومں الارض مثلهں يتنزل
Language(s): Arabic
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 84 ff.
Foliation: Lacks foliation; catchwords present.
Collation
From evidence of catchwords, the folia appear to be in the wrong order.
Hand(s)
Script: maghribī
Ink: black and red
Decoration
Rubrication
Marginal decoration and annotations
Binding
Flap binding; paper boards; brown leather covers.
Some staining and insect damage on covers.