COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Document Collection
mediaCollectionId
WMUwmu~77~77
Medieval Document Collection
Collection
true
Identifier:
exwsms180_bk
resource_identifier
exwsms180_bk
Identifier
false
Manuscript Identifier:
MS 180
manuscript_identifier
MS 180
Manuscript Identifier
false
Title:
Leaf from a Qurʼan manuscript
title
Leaf from a Qurʼan manuscript
Title
false
Alternative Title:
Koran
alternate_title
Koran
Alternative Title
false
Origin Date:
c. 1760
date_original
c. 1760
Origin Date
false
Origin Location:
Arabian Peninsula?
location__creation_site_
Arabian Peninsula?
Origin Location
false
Description:
A manuscript leaf from Arabian Koran which serves as a Mohammedian text. Text is attributed to Persian calligraphers Abū ‘Alī Muḥammad ibn ‘Alī ibn Muqlah al-Shirazī and Ibn al-Bawwab, and emphasizes legibility by making use of horizontal lines and even spaces between letters. The Naskhi script was written with a cava pen and allowed for the faster copying of texts. Its chief purpose was to copy Korans, but the Naskhi script became a widely popular style.
description
A manuscript leaf from Arabian Koran which serves as a Mohammedian text. Text is attributed to Persian calligraphers Abū ‘Alī Muḥammad ibn ‘Alī ibn Muqlah al-Shirazī and Ibn al-Bawwab, and emphasizes legibility by making use of horizontal lines and even spaces between letters. The Naskhi script was written with a cava pen and allowed for the faster copying of texts. Its chief purpose was to copy Korans, but the Naskhi script became a widely popular style.
Description
false
Provenance:
Based on evidence in the text: the Naskhi script succeeded the Kufic script and has its origins in the 10th century.
provenance
Based on evidence in the text: the Naskhi script succeeded the Kufic script and has its origins in the 10th century.
Provenance
false
Extent:
1 leaf
extent
1 leaf
Extent
false
Subject:
Manuscripts, Arabic--18th century
subject
Manuscripts, Arabic--18th century
Subject
false
Subject:
Arabic language--Texts
subject
Arabic language--Texts
Subject
false
Subject:
Calligraphy, Arabic
subject
Calligraphy, Arabic
Subject
false
Subject:
Naskhī
subject
Naskhī
Subject
false
Subject:
detached leaves
subject
detached leaves
Subject
false
Language:
ara
language
ara
Language
false
Dimensions:
125 x 72 mm
section_title_english
125 x 72 mm
Dimensions
false
Material:
paper
book_type
paper
Material
false
Foliation:
f. 1r-v
features
f. 1r-v
Foliation
false
Binding:
Housed in a mat frame (415 x 315 mm), one side visible only.
binding
Housed in a mat frame (415 x 315 mm), one side visible only.
Binding
false
Decoration Description:
Extensive vocalization marks through text. Text in black ink with red notes and accents, and written in wide spacing, and enclosed in colored frame.
decoration
Extensive vocalization marks through text. Text in black ink with red notes and accents, and written in wide spacing, and enclosed in colored frame.
Decoration Description
false
Contributor:
Ibn al-Bawwāb, ʻAlī ibn Hilāl, -1022
contributor
Ibn al-Bawwāb, ʻAlī ibn Hilāl, -1022
Contributor
false
Description of Hands:
1 column of 11 lines written in Naskhī calligraphy.
description_of_hands
1 column of 11 lines written in Naskhī calligraphy.
Description of Hands
false
Additions and Marginalia:
Numerous marginal notes in red and black and possibly written in different hands.
additions_and_marginalia
Numerous marginal notes in red and black and possibly written in different hands.
Additions and Marginalia
false
Is Part Of:
Medieval Document Collection
original_manuscript
Medieval Document Collection
Is Part Of
false
Is Part Of:
Manuscript 180, Western Michigan University Special Collections
original_manuscript
Manuscript 180, Western Michigan University Special Collections
Is Part Of
false
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
contributing_institution
Western Michigan University
Publisher
false
Date-Issued:
2019
date_digital
2019
Date-Issued
false
Type:
Text
type
Text
Type
false
Format:
image/jp2
format
image/jp2
Format
false
Rights:
Copyright 2019 Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, all rights reserved. The digital version is available for educational use under 'Fair Use' guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Libraries.
rights_management
Copyright 2019 Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, all rights reserved. The digital version is available for educational use under 'Fair Use' guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Libraries.
Rights
false