Detail View: Rylands Collection: Rear cover flap open

Image Number: 
JRL17092936
Reference Number: 
Arabic MS 828 [840]
Image Title: 
Rear cover flap open
Translated Parent Work Title: 
Collection of Qur'anic suras, prayers and passages
Date Created: 
1804-1805
Description: 
Typical Muṣḥaf-style flapped binding in maroon, gold-tooled leather, and with the legend " Douanes, bureau d'Algers" stamped inside the cover.
Subject: 
Islam--Religion
Subject: 
Qurʼan--Manuscripts, Arabic
Subject: 
Arabic literature
Subject: 
Bookbinding
Category of Material: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Bindings
Technique Used: 
Gold tooling
Support: 
Leather
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: 
Creative Commons License
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