Description of Columbia University. MS Or 138: Collection of prayers and selections from the Qurʼān.Columbia University.These images and the content of Rare Book and Manuscript Library MS Or 138: Collection of prayers and selections from the Qurʼān. are free of known copyright restrictions and in the public domain. See the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark page for usage details, http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/.To the extent possible under law, Columbia University, Rare Book & Manuscript Library has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this metadata about Rare Book and Manuscript Library MS Or 138: Collection of prayers and selections from the Qurʼān.. This work is published from: United States. For a summary of CC0, see https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/. Legal code: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode.Manuscript codex.Title supplied by cataloger.New York, NY. 10027Columbia University.Rare Book and Manuscript LibraryMS Or 13813616767http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1076550944http://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0032/html/ms_or_138.htmlhttps://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/13616767Collection of prayers, excerpts from the Qurʼān and calligraphic illuminations.ArabicCollection of prayers and selections from the Qurʼān.former ownerSmith, David Eugene, 1860-19441v[Collection of prayers and selections from the Qurʼān].
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ii + 40 + ii leaves : 150 x 105 (90 x 60) mm, bound to 150 x 105 x 10 mm9 lines generally forming an oval shape, border-ruled with corner decorations; several leaves have full page calligraphic illuminations.Naskh in black ink; pointed, vocalized. Calligraphic lluminations and headers in thuluth.Polychrome and gold floral headpiece (f. 1v); floral sprays in gold, or green and pink or red in the corners of the textblock on each leaf shape the text to an oval; textblock border-ruled in black and gold; gold roundels punctuate the text. Circular or oval calligraphic panels set into a frame of gold with pink or blue highlights and floral sprays in the corners (f. 22v-26v).Illuminated headpieceCalligraphyCalligraphyCalligraphyCalligraphyCalligraphyCalligraphyCalligraphyCalligraphyCalligraphy
Brown leather with envelope flap with gold ruled border and floral central motif. Green, glossy, embossed doublure.
Item is not dated, but likely produced in the 18th century.
17--?Turkey?Presumed to be a gift of David Eugene Smith, 1931-1934.Prayer--Islam--Early works to 1800Manuscripts, ArabicCodicesPrayersEnvelope flaps (features)PastedownsManuscripts