William J. Trezise

 Collection of Arabic Calligraphy

 (C0723: Islamic Manuscripts, 3rd series, no.472)
A 9th- or 10th-century leaf of the Qur'an in Kufic script

Manuscripts Division
Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
Princeton University Library
2002

Decimal numbers indicate matching leaves from the same source. Dates are by centuries. A "?" under Date indicates a small variation in dating is possible. A "?" under Location indicates possible uncertainty.
Number Date Location Page size (inches) Description
1 19 - 1850s Turkish 3½ x 5½ Gold border, devices
2, 2.1 17 - c. 1680 Turkish 5½ x 9 Slight damage, devices, illuminated heading; 1 additional leaf
3 17 - 1612 Persian 13½ x 8 Interlinear, margin damaged
4 17 Indian 4¾ x 7¾
5 17 Turkish 7½ x 11¼ Slight damage
6 17 - 1620-1650 Indian 7 x 11 Slight damage, devices
7 19 -? Egyptian -? 7¾ x 11¼
8 19 -? Turkish -? 4¾ x 8½ Slight damage, gold border
9 16 9 x 10 Devices, slight damage
10 19 -? Turkish 7 x 11 Device
11 19 -? Turkish -? 5¼ x 8
12 15 Turkish - Mamluke 4½ x 5 Five lines
13, 13.1 14 Mamluke 10 x 13½ Some damage; 2 additional leaves
14 19 -? Turkish -? 7¾ x 11¾  Gold border, white on gold heading, gold script
15 17 Turkish 3½ x 5 Muhaqqaq, devices
16 19 -1824 Turkish 3 x 4¾ End page of Quran, slight damage, illuminated
17 20 Lebanese 7 x 5½
18 19 -? Turkish -? 3½ x 5
19 18 Turkish 4 x 7 
20 19 -? Turkish -? 5¼ x 8
21 16 -? Mamluke 6½ x 9½ Slight damage
22 19 -? Turkish -? 4 x 5 Devices, slight damage; 1 additional leaf
23, 23.1 18 -? Persian 4 x 5 Double pages, some water damage
24 18 Persian 5¼ x 8¼ 
25 20 Egyptian -? 17½ x 23½ Printed one page Quran
26 18 Persian 5¼ x 9 Foliated border
27 19 Pakistani 6 x 10 Gold border, gold clouds
28 17 - 1631 Turkish 7¾ x 10 Device, muhaqqaq, slight damage
29 18 -Late Egyptian 8½ x 11 Gold rosettes, gold script
30 18 - 1790 Maghribi 8¾ x 13 Bio. of Prophet
31, 31.1 18 Turkish 10½ x 8 Opening double pages of Quran, some damage, illuminated
32, 32.1 19 Turkish 9¼ x 6¾ Opening double pages of Quran
33 19 Turkish 9 x 7½ Hadithd, marbelized border
34 18 French 6 x 37¾ Printed perpetual calendar
35 19 Indian 5x 10½ Gold foliated border, interlinear
36 20 Syrian -? 3 x 2½ Quranic litho block
37 18 -? Turkish -? 4½ x 6
38 19 -? Turkish -? 3 x 6¾
39 19 -? Turkish -? 3½ x 5½ Slight damage
40 19 - 1803 Persian 7½ x 12 White ink
41 18 Persian 3 x 6 Illuminated, Farsi text
42 17 Maghribi 8½ x 11½ Light water damage
43 18 Egyptian 8¾ x 11½ Fragment
44 20 Iraqi 10 x 10¾ Student work
45 19 Egyptian 4 x 7
46 18 Persian 2¾ x 6 Scientific treatise, 4 panels
47 18 Persian 2¾ x 6 Scientific treatise, 3 panels
48 18 Persian 2¾ x 6 Scientific treatise, 3 panels
49 20 Nigerian 7 x 13¼ Quranic writing board
50, 50.1 14 Maghribi 10 x 8¾ Double pages, Quran, ornate, some damage
51 17 - 1600 Persian 4 x 8¾
52 20 Palestinian 5 x 5 Tile
53 20 Palestinian 5 x 5 Tile
54, 54.1 15 - 1423 Indian 16 x 11 Double pages, opening of Quran, slight damage
55, 55.1 14 Mamluke 16 x 12 Double page, 5 lines, slight damage
56/56A 20 Palestinian 5 x 5 Tile
57 20 Iraqi 22½ x 17½ Student work
58 20 Sudanese 8¾ x 11¾ Medallion
59 10 - 11 Iraqi 7¾ x 10½ Devices
60 14  Turkish 11¼ x 15 Muhaqqaq, companion leaf in Chrysler museum, Norfolk, VA
61 16 Mogul 4¼ x 7 Some damage, illuminated
62, 62.1 19 Turkish 9 x 7¼ Double pages
63, 63.1 19 Persian 7½ x 6 Double pages, foliated, gold border
64 19 Persian 7 x 11 Clouds
65 19 Maghribi 6 x 8¾
66 19 Maghribi 7 x 9 Black and red
67 17 Persian - Turkish 5¼ x 3¼ Illuminated heading, tape removal
68 16 - 1543 Turkish 4 x 7½
69 18  Persian 3½ x 7 Illuminated heading
70 18 Persian 2½ x 5
71 16 - 2nd half Persian 12x 17 ¾ Large page
72, 72.1 13 Persian 7½ x 5  Kufic, double pages
73 18 -? Egyptian -? 11 ¼ x 5 ¼ Calligraphic study
74, 74.1, 74.2 16 Indian - Bahari 8 x 11 ¼ Devices, gold heading, some damage; 3 additional leaves
75 20 Egyptian 15 ¾ x 11 ¾ On papyrus
76 10 Maghribi 7 x 4 ¾ Kufic, parchment
77 17 -1600 Turkish 3 ½ x 5 ¼
78 18 Indian 6 ½ x 11 Interlinear
79 16 Indian - Bahari 8 ¼ x 9 ¼ Gold script, section device
80 18 -? Turkish -? 5 ½ x 8 ¾ Muhaqqaq
81 18 Indian 6 x 10  Large border
82, 82.1 14 Mamluke 15 x 12 ¼ Double page, 5 lines
83 18 Indian 4 x 7 Map of Prophet's Mosque, Medina, some damage
84 18 Indian 4x 6 Fragment
85 18 Indian 5 x 8  Illuminated
86 18 Turkish 4 ¼ x 7 ¼
87 19 Turkish 4 x 6 ¾ White on gold headings
88, 88.1 19 Turkish 8 ½ x 6 ½ Double opening pages of Quran, ornate, gold
89 19 - 1875 Turkish 4 x 9 
90 18 Indian 10 x 8  Double page, illuminated
91 16 - early 7 x 10 ½ 7 lines
92 20 Egyptian 24 x 17 Green/red/gold
93 16 Turkish 9 x 13 ½ Muhaqqaq
94 19 Turkish 4 x 6 ½ Lavish device
95 19 - 1789-1829 Turkish 8 x 6  Hadith
96 17 Persian 11 x 8  Double pages
97 19 - 1877 Persian 5 x 8 ½ 5 lines
98 19 - late Turkish - Ottoman 6 x 5  Medallion
99 19 Turkish - Ottoman 4 x 6 ½ Muhaqqaq, small
100 19 - 1875 Turkish - Ottoman 18 x 15 ½ Some damage
101 20 - c.1900 Indian 6 ¼ x 8 ¾ Gold foliated border, reverse calligraphy
102 18 Indian 5 x 8 Clouds
103 19 - 1840 Sub-Saharan 6 ½ x 8 ¼ 5 lines
104 18 Persian 3 x 6 Device
105 19 Turkish 4 x 6  Last page of Quran, illuminated
106, 106.1 19 Maghribi 13 ¾ x 9  Double page
107 19 Indian 12 x 6 ¾ Urdu fragment
108 19 Turkish 4 ½ x 6  Some damage
109, 109.1, 109.2 19 Turkish 5 ¼ x 8 
110 19 Turkish 4 x 6 
111 19 Turkish 6 ¾ x 10 ¼ 8 leaves, considerable damage
112 18 -? ? 11 x 8 Quran
113 19 ? 12 ¾ x 9
114 19 - early Indian 5 ¾ x 9 Painting of Raja of Jodhpur, miniature
115 19 Maghribi 2 ½ x 4 ¼ Hand of Fatimah
116 18 Indian 3 ¼ x 1 ¼ Quranic verse carrying case, gold and silver
117 19 British 11 x 8 10 David Roberts lithographs
118 19 British 11 x 14 Large David Roberts lithograph
119 20 Maghribi 9 x 11  Engraving
120 20 Maghribi 4 ¾ x 5  4 engravings
121 20 American 17 x 28 Map of Syria
122 19 British -? 4 ½ x 6 ½  Steel engraving of Antioch
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