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Title

  • [Qurʼān]

Names

  • Nayrīzī, Aḥmad, scribe

Created / Published

  • 1120 [1708 or 1709]

Headings

  • -  Manuscripts, Arabic--Washington (D.C.)
  • -  Manuscripts, Persian--Washington (D.C.)
  • -  Iran

Notes

  • -  Manuscript.
  • -  Arabic and Persian.
  • -  Title supplied by cataloger.
  • -  Written by Aḥmad al-Nayrīzī.
  • -  Written in Iran.
  • -  Paper; thin, cream color polished paper with no watermarks; elaborate floral unwan in gold, black, blue and red; fol. 1b and 2a have gold floral design in borders; in remainder of the work, the text is enclosed in an elaborate ruled border of blue, gold, red and blue; the text has an interlinear Persian translation in red ink from the beginning to the end of Sūrat al-Baqarah, 278; verses separated by gold medallions; black ink; catchwords.
  • -  Naskh; 12 lines in written area 25 x 13.5 cm.
  • -  Fol. 1b-336b.
  • -  Library of Congress. Arabic manuscript, M132.
  • -  Binding is black laquer with orangish gold floral designs; border around center panel contains Qur'anic verses.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress website.
  • -  Explicit/Colophon: حرره الداعي لابود الدولة القاهرة الماهرة احمد النيريزي في 1120.

Medium

  • 336 leaves (12 lines), paper : bound ; 36.7 x 23 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • BP100 1708

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2017406493

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Nayrīzī, Aḥmad, Scribe. Qurʼān. [1708 or 1709, 1708] Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017406493/.

APA citation style:

Nayrīzī, A. (1708) Qurʼān. [1708 or 1709] [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017406493/.

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Nayrīzī, Aḥmad, Scribe. Qurʼān. [1708 or 1709, 1708] Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2017406493/>.