Al Koran [011]
- Description:
- Decoration: Double-page illumination at beginning: each page has an outer border with red and gold floral motifs and curvilinear forms, the background mainly blue and lighter blue, with red areas at outside corners, and touches of black; this border is edged by gold trefoils. Inside this, a border outlined in red and gold with a horizontal panel at top and bottom with gold-on-gold writing, red and gold flowers on blue background, and narrow yellow border; narrower vertical rectangles in red and gold flower and vine motif on blue. Within the borders, a tiny text block of seven lines in black script, interspersed with gold circles bordered by red and green dots. Written throughout in gold-framed panels, interspersed with gold circles bordered by red and green dots. Gilt panel headings on all chapters; gilt marginal headings. Last page written in gold.
- Creator:
- Zabd, Husain
- Subject:
- Manuscripts, Arabic
- Date:
- 1655
- License:
- Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
- Rights Holder:
- University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
- Rights:
- No Copyright - United States
- Use Restrictions:
- Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections & University Archives.
- Title:
- Al Koran [011]
- Language:
- Arabic [ara]
- Provenance:
- Sir John Barber, Jean Louis Burckhardt, John Fiott; Edward Sandford Burgess (from unknown source). and Donation/Purchase ; Julia Burgess, 1935-1942.
- Media:
- Image
- Work Type:
- manuscript (documents)
- Collections:
- University of Oregon Special Collections Manuscripts and Rare Books
- Location:
- Levant
- Repository:
- University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives