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Slender copy of the Qur’ān in only 31 folios

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Item Data

Date
late 17th or early 18th century
Item Source
Isl. Ms. 169 (catalogue record)
Entire digitized manuscript
Description
Slender copy of the Qur’ān in only 31 folios. After the Fātiḥah, each double-page opening presents an entire juz’ (30th) of the text in 51 lines calligraphed in a small script.
Format
Manuscript codex on Persianate paper, 31 leaves, 26 cm
Language
Arabic