02831nam a22004453i 4500 22057416 20250607105729.6 m |o d | cr ||||||||||| 210525s1714 xx |||||o|||||||| ||ara 22057416 0 ibc orignew u ncip 20 y-gencatlg LCAP batch update 2025-06-02-04:00: LCAPM-988 2021667395 (WDL)19509 DLC eng DLC ara per (3 297 Qurʼan. 246-00/(3/r‏ ‏قرآن [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1714. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title devised, in English, by Library staff. "BSB shelfmark: Cod.arab. 1118|This description of the work was written by Helga Rebhan."--Note extracted from World Digital Library. Original resource extent: 33 folios : illuminated. The striking feature of this splendidly decorated late-Safavid Qurʼan of 1714 is its exceptional arrangement. The complete text is compressed onto only 33 leaves with 48 lines to a page in very small but clear naskh script. Each page contains a hizb (smaller section, half of a juz'), and each double page a juz' (section) of the Qurʼan. The composition of the sumptuously illuminated opening double page is dominated by two vertical rectangles, which are divided into several decorated panels and borders. Gold-decorated cloud cartouches on the margins give this Qurʼan a Shi'ite character. The cartouches are written in Persian in fine shekaste script and contain reports from the life of Muhammad and Qurʼanic commentaries of the sixth Imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq (died 765). The very well preserved lacquer binding deserves particular attention. The center is a diamond-shaped ornament around which delicately decorated borders are arranged. The exterior frame bears naturalistic blossom motifs, whereas the main panel is covered with stylized floral and tendril work. Original resource at: Bavarian State Library. Content in Arabic and Persian. Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions. 1714 Illuminations Islamic manuscripts Koran Naskh script Nasta'liq script Ṣafavid dynasty, 1501-1736 Jaʻfar al-Ṣādiq, approximately 702-765 or 766 Contributor. Iran, Islamic Republic of gdcwdl wdl_19509 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.19509 wdl/wdlpartner/wdlbavsb s-Online Electronic Resource