COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader Arabic MS 828 [840]
Reference Number:
Arabic MS 828 [840]
Translated Parent Work Title:
Collection of Qur'anic suras, prayers and passages
Date Created:
1804-1805
Description:
A very fine, richly illuminated Majmūʻa of Qurʼānic suras, prayers and passages of popular religious interest. It is of Turkish origin, since certain of its component parts are in Turkish. Typical Muṣḥaf-style flapped binding in maroon, gold-tooled leather, and with the legend " Douanes, bureau d' Algers" stamped inside the cover ; 159 folios, 11 lines per page; black ink, with gold rules round script areas, gold fleurons between verses, illuminated headings, and finely drawn borders for fols. 139b-157b; clear, neat Naskh hand; brown, glazed paper; by the same scribe, Ibn Mushteji-zade.
Language Code:
ara
Language:
Arabic
Language Code:
tur
Language:
Turkish
Subject:
Islam--Religion
Subject:
Qurʼan--Manuscripts, Arabic
Subject:
Arabic literature
Subject:
God (Islam) in literature
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Technique Used:
Gold tooling
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Leather
Support:
Paper
Item Height:
162 mm
Item Width:
110 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:
'Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester', Vol. 82, Nos. 2 and 3, 2000.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2017-09-27
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-10
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Educational Notes:
Exhibition: The Alchemy of Colour
Academic Project Lead:
Carol Burrows
Academic Project Lead:
Elaine Sheldon