Top of page

Book/Printed Material Qurʼan of Père Lachaise. Qur'an of Père Lachaise

View 570 images in sequence.

About this Item

Title

  • Qurʼan of Père Lachaise.

Other Title

  • Qur'an of Père Lachaise

Summary

  • This 14th-century Mameluke Qurʼan, which belonged to Père Lachaise, confessor of Louis XIV, was obtained by the Jesuit order of Paris in 1693. The manuscript was confiscated when the order was dissolved in France in 1763. Gerhoh Steigenberger (1741--87), canon regular of the Upper Bavarian monastery of Polling, subsequently bought it, along with large parts of the dissolved Jesuit library. Steigenberger had been sent to Paris to acquire books and manuscripts for the monastic library. After the dissolution of the monastery in 1803, the manuscript was transferred to the Munich Court Library, predecessor of the present-day Bavarian State Library. It is written in monumental golden Muhaqqaq script, which was predominantly used for Qurʼan manuscripts in the Mameluke period. The marginal ornaments show lotus flower motifs, which were introduced to Islamic art after the Mongol incursions of the 13th century. The Mamelukes were a military caste, originally composed of slaves from Turkey, who ruled Egypt from about 1250 until 1517.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1300 to 1399]

Headings

  • -  500 to 632
  • -  Arabic calligraphy
  • -  Arabic manuscripts
  • -  Illuminations
  • -  Islamic manuscripts
  • -  Koran

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "BSB Shelfmark: Cod.arab. 6"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 280 sheets, paper : illustrations ; 29 x 21 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Bavarian State Library.
  • -  Content in Arabic.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667765

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

The Library of Congress is unaware of any copyright or other restrictions in the World Digital Library Collection. Absent any such restrictions, these materials are free to use and reuse. Researchers are encouraged to review the source information attached to each item. For information on contacting WDL partner organizations, see this archived list of partners

The Library asks that researchers approach the materials in this collection with respect for the culture and sensibilities of the people whose lives, ideas, and creativity are documented here.

Credit Line: [Original Source citation], World Digital Library

More about Copyright and other Restrictions

For additional information and contact information for many of the partner organizations, see this archived capture of the World Digital Library site from 2021.

For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Qurʼan of Père Lachaise. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1399, 1300] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667765/.

APA citation style:

(1300) Qurʼan of Père Lachaise. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1399] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667765/.

MLA citation style:

Qurʼan of Père Lachaise. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1399, 1300] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667765/>.