Collection ID: 0032 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Sūrat al-Anʻām
[سورة الانعام]

Other related names

• Smith, David Eugene, 1860-1944, former owner
• Smith, David Eugene, 1860-1944, donor

Call number

MS Or 182
(New York, NY. 10027, Columbia University, Rare Book and Manuscript Library)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 14635725
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1145409934
• http://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0032/html/ms_or_182.html
• https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/14635725

Publisher

Columbia University

Language

Arabic

Origin

Date

17--? - 18--?

Summary

Complete text of al-Anʻām followed by a short prayer.

Notes

• Manuscript codex.
   
• Title supplied by cataloger.
   

Extent

28 leaves : 160 x 108 (98 x 54) mm, bound to 160 x 110 x 12 mm

Support

Non-European laid paper

Binding

Brown leather with envelope flap, gold tooled frame and central knot design; silver sprinkled doublure and endleaves.

Layout

10 long lines.

Decoration

Polychrome and gold stippled headpiece (f. 1v); texblock border-ruled in gold, black, red; gold roundels mark verse endings; rubrications in red.

Script

Written in naskh in black ink; pointed, vocalized.

Provenance

• Presumed to be a gift of David Eugene Smith, 1931-1934.
   

Subjects topical

• Manuscripts, Arabic--New York (State)--New York

Genres

• Codices (bound manuscripts)
• Illuminations (painting)
• Manuscripts (documents)
• Envelope flaps (features)
• Islamic bindings (Binding)
• Full covers
• Early works

Licenses

• Text

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• Text

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Table of contents

• fol. 1v — [Sūrat al-Anʻām].

Decorations

• Inside front cover — Library bookplate
• fol. 1v — Illuminated headpiece
• fol. 25r — Gold corner fill