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Oriental Manuscripts
Contents
1 copy of al-Qurʼān
Title: Quran
Title: قرآن
Covers upside down; top inscription in Persian: to obey the laws within the book, lower in Arabic - description of God (back cover) Front: desc of Qu'ran in Arabic - do not touch if not clean.
Incipit: (basmalla) الحمد الله رب العالمين
Explicit: من الجنة و الناس
Colophon: A Persian colophon gives the patron as the Nawab Ahmad 'Ali Khan Bahadur and the copyist as Mirza Muhammad Kazim. 10th Rabi' ul-avall 1266 A.H. on outside cover; Muhammad 'Ali Naghash noted as painter of cover. Created in Isfahan (distinctive style of foliate motif)
Language(s): Arabic
References
GAL I. 33-36
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 7.1 × 4.3 in.
Dimensions (written):
Foliation:
Collation
Layout
Hand(s)
Naskhi
Additions:
- marginalia Marginal notes in
- orthography
- paper
Binding
History
Origin: 10th of Rabiol-Aval 1266 A.H 23 February 1850 A.D
Provenance and Acquisition
Isfahan
Record Sources
Record based on Handlist held in University of St Andrews Library, Special Collections, with additional enhancements by the Fihrist team
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