Type of description:

From a catalogue

Typology

Qur'an

Current_location

Institution

Sarajevo Historical Archive

Collection

Present shelfmark

R-396

Former shelfmark

Total pages

313 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

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. High-quality black ink, resistant to moisture. The sura names, verse numbers, place of revelation, and decorative markers at the end of each verse are written in large golden letters. The paper is medium-thick, smooth, with a dark white or yellowish color, watermark-free, and of oriental origin. The text is framed with a thick golden band, reinforced on the outside with two fine lines and on the inside with one fine black line. The markings for the beginnings and sections of the Juz' are written in the margins in red ink. The first two leaves are intact and clear, while the last one is detached from the binding. Foliation has been added later, in graphite pencil. The binding is original leather, partially detached from the manuscript leaves. The cover has been torn off and is missing. Decorative embellishments with floral motifs adorn the exterior of the case.

Entry author

Marina Santana