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A Rediscovered Almoravid Qurʾān in the Bavarian State Library, Munich (Cod. arab. 4)

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This article examines and contextualizes a small Quranic manuscript, copied in al-Andalus in 533/1138–1139, whose importance has so far gone unrecognized. Among its many interesting features are: its early date; its lavish illumination; its colophon and the information contained therein; its system of notation and textual division; its use of different calligraphic styles, including Maghribī thuluth; and a series of didactic notes written at the beginning and end of the codex. Presented in th...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1163/1878464x-01103001

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Oriental Studies Faculty
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Brill Publisher's website
Journal:
Journal of Islamic Manuscripts Journal website
Volume:
11
Issue:
3
Pages:
263-291
Publication date:
2020-10-29
Acceptance date:
2020-03-02
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EISSN:
1878-464X
ISSN:
1878-4631
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1145542
Local pid:
pubs:1145542
Deposit date:
2020-11-16

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