ms. 380289 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)

Special Collections

1 copy of al-Qurʼān

Title: al-Qurʼān

Title: القرآن

Last folio torn. Incomplete at end. Note on fol.1a reads "Part of the Koran from Sierra Leone 1890.

Language(s): Arabic

References

view the printed catalogue>Gacek no. 272

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: fol. 75

Dimensions (leaf): 21 × 17 cm.

Dimensions (written): 17.5 × 12.5 cm.

Layout

Hand(s)

Neat maghribi hand. Text rubricated.

History

Origin: 19th century CE; >13th century AH

Provenance and Acquisition

in 20th century.

Record Sources

"Manuscript description based on Adam Gacek : Catalogue of the Arabic manuscripts in the Library of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1981".

Availability

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card for admissions procedures contact SOAS Archives and Special Collections Admissions. Contact docenquiry@soas.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript. Microfiche copy available for purchase from : Brill - IDC Publishers.

Funding of Cataloguing

JISC

Subjects

Koran--Manuscripts

Comments

Comment on this record

Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World