Description of Columbia University MS Or 182: Sūrat al-AnʻāmColumbia UniversityThese images and the content of Rare Book and Manuscript Library MS Or 182: Sūrat al-Anʻām 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 182: Sūrat al-Anʻām. 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 UniversityRare Book and Manuscript LibraryMS Or 18214635725http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1145409934http://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0032/html/ms_or_182.htmlhttps://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/14635725Complete text of al-Anʻām followed by a short prayer.ArabicSūrat al-Anʻām[سورة الانعام]former ownerSmith, David Eugene, 1860-1944donorSmith, David Eugene, 1860-19441v[Sūrat al-Anʻām].
Non-European laid paper
28 leaves : 160 x 108 (98 x 54) mm, bound to 160 x 110 x 12 mm10 long lines.Written in naskh in black ink; pointed, vocalized.Polychrome and gold stippled headpiece (f. 1v); texblock border-ruled in gold, black, red; gold roundels mark verse endings; rubrications in red.Library bookplateIlluminated headpieceGold corner fill
Brown leather with envelope flap, gold tooled frame and central knot design; silver sprinkled doublure and endleaves.
The item is undated; possibly 18th or 19th century.
17--? - 18--?Presumed to be a gift of David Eugene Smith, 1931-1934.Manuscripts, Arabic--New York (State)--New YorkCodices (bound manuscripts)Illuminations (painting)Manuscripts (documents)Envelope flaps (features)Islamic bindings (Binding)Full coversEarly works