Detail View: Medieval Collection: Golden Qur'an

Image Number: 
JRL1210590
Reference Number: 
Arabic MS 18 [691]
Previous Accession Number: 
Crawford Arabic MS 691
Image Title: 
Golden Qur'an
Parent Work Title: 
Qur'an
Alternative Parent Work Title: 
Golden Qur'an
Translated Parent Work Title: 
Koran
Date Created: 
c1000
Page: 
50a
Image Sequence Number: 
050a
Description: 
Five lines of text in large letters of gold in a Maghribi or African hand, midway between Kūfi and Naskhi.
Language Code: 
ara
Subject: 
Koran
Subject: 
Islam
Subject: 
Religion
Category of Material: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Codex
Technique Used: 
Handwriting
Support: 
Vellum
Item Height: 
205 mm
Item Width: 
160 mm
Current Repository: 
John Rylands University Library, The University of Manchester, U.K.
Provenance: 
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
References: 
Mingana, A. 'Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester', Manchester University Press 1934
References: 
'Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester', Vol. 82, Nos. 2 and 3, 2000.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2012-01-16
Multi Page Number: 
515
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2012-10
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB