Detail View: Rylands Collection: Kufic Qur'an
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Image Number:
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JRL0914876dc
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Reference Number:
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Arabic MS 10 [703]
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Image Title:
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Kufic Qur'an
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Parent Work Title:
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Qur'an
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Translated Parent Work Title:
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Koran
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Date Created:
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8th century [late]
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Page/Sheet:
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10
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Image Sequence Number:
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010
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Description:
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Quran. Kufic script. The points of seperation of the verses are represented by gold rosettes. The tanwin is expressed by two red dots, the hamza is marked by a green dot above or under the letter.
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Language Code:
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ara
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Language:
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Arabic
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Subject:
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Islam
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Subject:
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Koran
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Subject:
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Religion
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Codex
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Support:
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Vellum
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Item Height:
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210 mm
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Item Width:
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295 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Firmin-Didot, Ambroise, 1790-1876, former owner
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Provenance:
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Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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References:
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Mingana, A., Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 1934
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2009-03-03
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2011-02
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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