Description of Columbia University. MS Or 248: al-Qurʼān. Columbia University. These images and the content of Rare Book and Manuscript Library MS Or 248: al-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 248: al-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. Former shelfmark: MS X893.7 K84 I118. New York, NY. 10027 Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library MS Or 248 13680011 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1081299091 http://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0032/html/ms_or_248.html https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/13680011 Complete copy of the Qurʼān, followed by a short prayer. Arabic al-Qurʼān. [القرآن] former owner Smith, David Eugene, 1860-1944 1v [al-Qurʼān].

non-European laid paper

 256 leaves : 210 x 131 (158 x 81) mm, bound to 219 x 137 mm 18 long lines; border-ruled. Catchwords every verso, lower left. Written in naskh in black ink; pointed, vocalized. Gold and polychrome (blue, green, red, orange) illuminated double-page first opening (f. 1v-2r). Textblock border ruled in red, gold, blue; page-opening frame ruled in black. Decorative motif of gold medallion with blue floriate sprays and finials appear diagonally in the upper outer corner of each page, connecting the two sets of rules. More elaborate versions of the medallion also appear in the margins to mark text divisions. Sū̄rah headings in red on cloudbands. Three red dots mark verse endings. Readings in red. Owner notations Library notes in English Customs stamp Dual page illumination Dual page illumination Example of polychrome text division marker Example of polychrome text division marker

Lacquer black leather with floral painted central mandorla and two pendants on the vertical axis in shades of orange and red; frame of double rules. Light pink paper doublure.

Item is undated. Likely copied in Iran or Turkey in the 18th or 19th century.

between 1700 and 1899? Iran or Turkey? Gift of David Eugene Smith, 1931-1934. Customs stamp solar dated 1312/1934 (f. 1r, 255v). Owner's notes possibly dated 1241 (1825) (f. 1r). Manuscripts, Arabic Qurʼans Codices Illuminations Lacquered bindings (Binding) Painted (decoration) Manuscripts