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  • Qur'an with part of Surat al-Qamar, Fragment

    Qur'an with part of Surat al-Qamar, Fragment
    Alternative Title
    MS Leaf on Vellum from a Qur'an, North Africa
    Subject
    Manuscripts, Medieval and Qurʼan
    Date created
    900s
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Shelf Mark: MS Victoria 1992-037-1
    Extent
    1 leaf ; 22.5 x 16.5 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    North Africa
    Coordinates
    32.95337, 9.97559
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Written In Dark Brown Kufic Script, Vowels In Red Dots. Text: Surah 54, vv. 17-32 [from Maggs Bros. export license] Mounted between two pieces of cardboard, using paper hinges. Clear plastic in cut-out of top piece of cardboard allows viewing. Leaf has several holes plus...
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance
    Bruce and Dorothy Brown Collection, officially transferred to the University of Victoria on June 27th, 1996. Earlier provenance: Acquired through Maggs Bros. Rare Books, London, April 1992, who gave as the ultimate origin of the fragment ‘North Africa’.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    manuscripts (documents) and fragments (object portions)
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 1992-037, Item: 1
    Fonds Title
    Bruce and Dorothy Brown collection
    Fonds Identifier
    SC017
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collections Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/ms-victoria-1992-037-1.phpFragmentarium: https://fragmentarium.ms/overview/F-35elArchival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/bruce-and-dorothy-brown-collection
    Date Digitized
    2012-02-23
    Transcript
    Description and Transcription by Sohrab Mosahebi as part of coursework for a manuscript studies class with Dr. Adrienne Williams Boyarin, June 2022 available here: https://www.uvic.ca/library/assets/docs/mosahebi_quran_and_shahnameh.pdf
    Technical Note
    Metadata by KD.

  • Dunlap, Clarence R.: my Air Force recollections (March 1 - April 21, 1983)

    Dunlap, Clarence R.: my Air Force recollections (March 1 - April 21, 1983)
    Subject
    Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force, Military history, World War (1914-1918), and World War (1939-1945)
    Contributor
    Bell, Chris and Dunlap, Clarence R., b. 1908
    Date created
    March 1, 1983 to April 21, 1983
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Sound
    Extent
    8 sound recordings (MP3)
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Haida Gwaii and North Africa
    Coordinates
    53.00403, -132.03425 and 32.95337, 9.97559
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Two original sound tape reels (ca. 365 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, 2 track, mono. (nos. 21-22) ; 4 sound cassette copies : standard, mono. (nos. 40-43) in Special Collections.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Canadian Military Oral History Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    reminiscences, sound recordings, oral histories (literary genre), and interviews
    Archival Item Identifier
    DCR_253
    Fonds Title
    Reginald Herbert Roy fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    SC104
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/reginald-herbert-roy-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2011-09-15
    Technical Note
    Digital sound recording in .wav format at 16 bits and 44 kHz. In .mp3 format at 56 kbps and 24 kHz. Digitized by JF, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Transferred from audio reel to audio cassette between 1987-1997. Interview migrated to digital...