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  • 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
    Creator:
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    ara
    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 c...
    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.php, Fragmentarium: https://fragmentarium.ms/overview/F-35el, and Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/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.