COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1119816
Reference Number:
Arabic MS 15 [753]
Image Title:
Kufic Qur'an
Parent Work Title:
Qur'an
Translated Parent Work Title:
Koran
Date Created:
c950 CE
Page/Sheet:
1v-2r
Image Sequence Number:
001v
Description:
Double page spread of the sixteenth juz' of the Kur'an. Kufi characters with gold headings and ornamentations. The book displays a a kind of Persian ornamental calligraphy not often seen in the Kur'an.
Language Code:
ara
Language:
Arabic
Subject:
Islam
Subject:
Koran
Subject:
Religion
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Item Height:
250 mm
Item Width:
185 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
Mingana, A., Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 1934
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2011-04-07
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Kufic Qur'an
