Title
Preview
Image Approximate Date
ca. 1850
Creation Date
2015
Source
Accession 1500, Medieval Manuscript Collection
Description
Koran. Egypt, ca. 1850. Modern manuscript executed in a medieval style. Approx. 175 x 115 mm (written area approx. 115 x 62 mm). Single column, 15 lines. Embellished in gold and red. The ending of the Surah Yunus (referring to the Prophet Jonah) and the beginning of the Surah Hud. The wording, according to Dr. Duha Hamed of the Winthrop Department of Mathematics, is exact.
Dimensions
175 x 115 mm (written area approx. 115 x 62 mm)
Collection Location
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Rights
Information concerning copyright must be secured in writing from the Director of the Louise Pettus Archives.
Language
Arabic
Media Type
Folio
Identifier
Accession 1500- Med MS 21A
Notes
Koran—also spelled Quran—means “the recitation”. The book composed of sacred writings accepted by Muslims as revelations made to Muhammad by Allah though the angel Gabriel. [Mish, Frederick C., ed. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, Inc., 1990.]
