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Original manuscript leaf from the Qur'an, 1122

 Item — Box: 2

Scope and Contents

Description: Written on both sides of an original leaf of pure vellum with many unusual decorations of a floral design on each page illuminated and heightened in gold on page intialed in red on the opening initial. The bottom margin has been repaired and remargined with 18th century paper. double quarto Cairo 1122. guaranteed to be genuine.

Dates

  • 1122

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in Latin, Arabic, and Hindi or Bengali.

Extent

1.5 cubic feet. (1.5 cubic feet.)

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)