Type of description:

From a catalogue

Typology

Qur'an

Current_location

Institution

Kantonsbibliothek Vadiana

Collection

Present shelfmark

VadSlg Ms 387

Former shelfmark

Total pages

83, II fols

Folio measures

24.5 x 19.5 cm

Material composition

Writing support

Paper

Textual composition

Textual interval

Title on manuscript

Title position

Attributed Title

Koran: Sure 5, Teil 2 (Vers 83–120) und Anfang von Sure 6

Language

Arabic

Script

Arabic

Incipit

Incipit position

Explicit

Explicit position

Preservation state

Released date

Released place

Other dates

Tunis

Other places

Colophon

Colophon position

General decoration

Yes

Quranic structure decoration

Quranic reading

Illustrations

Marginalia

Link to library catalogue

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Bibliographical references

Descriptive card

Vol. 7 of 30; Q. 5:82-6:110. Paper with Watermarks. Textblock: 16,5 x 11 cm. 7 lines per page. Patron: 'Abdallāh Muḥammad al-Mas'ūd (d. 884/1488). Inscriptions: Fol. 074 v: Tunis Booty; Könisegg. Fol. 074v: Owner's mark; Könisegg Heir. Fol. 1r: Dedication. Thick, coarse-grained paper; chain lines: 5 cm; 20 laid lines = 225 mm; watermark: scissors; diffe4rent watermarks; in quarto; quaternions, quinions. European foliaiton ('wrong' direction); later foliation in right order; fols. 1 and 75 to 83 blank. Binding restored. Cover: The bordure (knotwork) is framing an inner field, overall geometric design, star pattern, reciprocal, compartments filled with floral forms, gilt lines and gold dot punching. In very good condition, Large Maġribī Qur'ānic calligraphy. Brown ink; with red (vowels), blue (sukkūn, šadda), green (waṣla), and yellow (hamza); versemarkers, marginal vignettes, and opening heading illuminated in gold. Carpet pages in the beginning with geometric design. Frontispiece and sura headings in ṯuluṯ script; all in chrysography. Dedicated to the grave of the Ḥafṣid prince 'Abd Allāh Muḥammad al-Mas'ūd who died in 893/1487.

Entry author

Marina Santana