Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

RAS Arabic 8 (Library, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland)

Arabic Manuscripts

Contents

1 copy of al-Qurʼān

Koran. Writing very small and arranged with gold dividing lines into variously shaped areas forming here and there patterns, words, or letters. The first two surahs in large characters and illuminated with colour. The remaining surahs are not indicated, the writing continuous and the ajza marked in red and by red numerals in the margin.Written on a roll of paper 20 feet long by 3.5 inches broad, mounted on rollers, in a wooden glazed case.

Language(s): Arabic

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: Roll.

Layout

Hand(s)

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History

Origin:

Provenance and Acquisition

in Gregorian.

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