A collection of sûras, prayers, and other religious writings

Collection Data

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1872
Place: Medina, Arabia
Library locations
Spencer Collection
Shelf locator: Spencer Coll. Turk. MS. 9
Genres
Illuminations
illuminated manuscripts
Manuscripts
Miniatures (Paintings)
Notes
Citation/reference: Schmitz, I.11
Content: Incipit: al-hamdu lillâh rabb al-'alâmîn ... (Sûrat al-Fâtihah).
Ownership: Purchased in Berkeley, California, 1956.
Biographical/historical: Copied 27 Rabī' II 1298 / 5 July 1872, probably in Madīnah for Mehmed Emīn by Mustafa Hilmī, the student of al-Hajj Mehmet Vasfī.
Physical Description
Extent: Drak cream paper. 243 folios ; 20.8 x 14 cm.
Naskh with key words in red.
Red morocco binding with floral designs and borders painted in two shades of gold.
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f1578a70-c603-012f-9805-58d385a7bc34
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