Type of description:

From a catalogue

Typology

Qur'an

Current_location

Institution

National Library of Tirana

Collection

Present shelfmark

An I/12 G

Former shelfmark

Total pages

606 fols

Folio measures

Material composition

Writing support

Textual composition

Textual interval

Title on manuscript

Title position

Attributed Title

القران الكريم

Language

Arabic

Script

Arabic

Incipit

Incipit position

Explicit

Explicit position

Preservation state

Released date

Released place

Other dates

Other places

Colophon

Colophon position

General decoration

Quranic structure decoration

Quranic reading

Illustrations

Marginalia

Link to library catalogue

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Bibliographical references

Al-Halwaji-'Azimi (1997). Catalog of Islamic Manuscripts in Tirana

Descriptive card

It is in good condition, but the first pages of Surah Fatiha and Surah 2 are faded and difficult to read, despite the fact that they contain gilt lettering and are full of decorative motifs. The cover is leather. 15 lines per page.

Entry author

Marina Santana