Type of description:

From a catalogue

Typology

Qur'an

Current_location

Institution

Sarajevo Historical Archive

Collection

Present shelfmark

R-394

Former shelfmark

Total pages

322 fols

Folio measures

Material composition

Writing support

Textual composition

Textual interval

Title on manuscript

Title position

Attributed Title

المصحف الشريف

Language

Arabic

Script

Arabic

Incipit

Incipit position

Explicit

Explicit position

Preservation state

Released date

1657

Released place

Other dates

Other places

Colophon

Colophon position

General decoration

Yes

Quranic structure decoration

Quranic reading

Illustrations

Marginalia

Yes

Link to library catalogue

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Bibliographical references

Jahic (2011). Catalogue Arabic, Turkish, Persiand and Bosnian Mss Sarajevo Historical Archive Vol. 2

Descriptive card

Nash, vocalized. At the beginning of the Mushaf (folios 1b and 2a), there are two rosettes arranged as a diptych. From the central part of each rosette, which is in the shape of a circle with a 7 cm diameter, radiate eight fan-like motifs, each richly decorated with floral patterns in blue, red, and gold. In the central part of the diptych, within a circle from which twelve flowers emerge against a golden background, Sura al-Fatiha is inscribed in white letters. At the start of each sura, there is a banner in gold and blue, and within the golden background of the banner are the name of the sura, the verse count, and the place of revelation. The text is written in high-quality black ink, resistant to moisture. The paper is thicker, smooth, with a dark white or yellowish color, watermark-free, and of oriental origin. Most of the sheets were separated from the binding through exposure to moisture, later repaired, and reattached. Some pages have dark stains, but the text remains undamaged. The text is framed on all pages with a thick golden band, reinforced both inside and outside with two thin black lines, along with one blue and one red line each. The beginnings of the Juz' and their sections are framed by rosettes elaborately drawn in the margins with red ink. The binding is original, made of leather, featuring a fold, but is severely damaged by moisture, with holes, and detached from the manuscript pages. The cover is adorned with intricate floral motifs.

Entry author

Marina Santana