Detail View: Rylands Collection: Qur'an
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Image Number:
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JRL020545tr
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Reference Number:
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Arabic MS 43 [705]
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Image Title:
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Qur'an
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Parent Work Title:
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Qur'an
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Translated Parent Work Title:
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Koran
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Date Created:
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c1504 CE [910]
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Page/Sheet:
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1v-2r
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Image Sequence Number:
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001v
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Description:
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Double page opening. Beautifully illuminated in blue, gilt and white on yellowish paper. The verses are separated by circular designs in gilt. The margins are broad and the rulings are also gilt.
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Language Code:
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ara
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Subject:
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Islam
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Subject:
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Koran
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Subject:
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Religion
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Codex
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Item Height:
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250 mm
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Item Width:
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175 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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References:
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Mingana, A., Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 1934
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Image Creation Technique:
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Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, May 2005
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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