COLLECTION NAME:
Pages from the Past
Record
Identifier:
exws_pages_b02_item15
Title:
Koran manuscript leaf
Date:
approximately 1500
Description:
A leaf from a Manuscript Koran, written in the style of calligraphy known as Naskhi. Although it contains no record of a date or place, it probably was from Egypt in the 16th century. It is written in Arabic.
Dimensions:
7.2 x 11.9 in. (18.3 x 30 x 2 cm)
Subject:
Manuscripts, Arabic (Papyri)--Specimens
Subject:
detached leaves
Location:
Egypt
Century:
Sixteenth century
Language:
Arabic
Collection:
Pages from the Past
Type:
Text
File Format:
image/jp2
Source:
Z4 .P33x. Pages from the past : original leaves from rare books and manuscripts. Western Michigan University Special Collections
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Rights Status:
No Copyright - United States
Access Rights:
Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University Library and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable U.S. Law. Access to digital reproductions provided by Special Collections at Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University.
Digital Date:
2018