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Manuscript, Khurasan, 1188, Round Style - Muḥaqqaq

Iran_AK_02a
Iran_AK_02b
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Item descriptor

Copyrights Holder: CallFront
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID: Iran_AK_02
Author: Alya Karame
Contributor(s): Nuria Garcia Masip
Date: 361 H.
Localization Exactitude Degree: Approximate
Place of Production: Khurasan
Present Location: Chester Beatty Library, CBL Is 1434
Language: Arabic
Title of the Document (If Relevant): Qur'an
Type of text: Quran
Script: New Style III
Color of the Script: black
Signature: ʿAli ibn Shādhān al-Bayyi' al-Rāzī
Signature Role: calligrapher
Type of Object: manuscript\codex
Size (of the object): 26 x 17.8 cm
Ruling (Manuscript): 10
Bibliography: Blair, Sheila. Islamic Calligraphy. Edinburgh University Press. Edinburgh, 2020, p. 152.; Blair, Sheila S. Islamic Calligraphy. Edinburgh University Press, 2006. 152

Script descriptor

See the lexicon

General Script Characteristics

Line of Writing: Line of writing - horizontal
Groups of Characters Baseline: Groups of characters baseline - horizontal
Character Spacing: regular spaces between characters
Presence of Elongation: occasional
Elongated Letters: before / after medial bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, nūn, yāʾ; sād/ḍād, ṭa/ẓa body; kāf body; yā’ rajiah/murtada
Length of Elongation: varied length of elongations
Ligature: Conventional - horizontal; Conventional - V shaped
Shading / Contrast: medium contrast

Letter Morphology

Point: diagonal stroke

Ascenders

Alif Ascenders: alif - vertical; alif - top left triangular serif; foot with right spur
Lām Ascenders: lām - vertical; lām - top left serif
Kāf Ascenders: Kaf - two elongated parallel strokes; medial, initial vertical shaft; diagonal shaft
ṭā' ẓā' ascenders: ṭā' / ẓā' - two elongated parallel strokes; top arm long thin diagonal stroke

Descenders

wāw descenders: wāw - short curvilinear hairline tail
rā' zā' descenders: rā'/zā' - short curvilinear hairline tail
mīm descenders: mīm - short curvilinear hairline tail
nūn sīn shīn sādḍād yā’ lām and qāf descenders: diagonal stroke ending in sharp horizontal wedge
jīm ḥāʾ khā' and ‘ain ghayn descenders: backward tail; opening downwards
yā’ al-rāji’ah descenders: backward horizontal stroke; elongated backward stroke contouring previous letter shapes

horizontals

bāʾ tāʾ thāʾ fāʾ kāf horizontals: short straight bowl on baseline with final triangle

denticles

sīn shīn denticles: oblique denticles inclined to left with final triangle; sīn shape above horizontal stroke
initial and medial bāʾ tāʾthāʾ nūn yāʾ denticles: initial inclined to left; medial triangular denticles; medial oblique stroke crossing the baseline

counters

hā' counters: isolated rhomboid; medial two-eyed trapezoid diagonal to the baseline; final trapezoid diagonal to baseline
fā' qāf wāw counters: trapezoid diagonal to the baseline
medial 'ain ghayn counters: rhomboid over the baseline
mīm counters: trapezoid diagonal to the baseline

vocalization and diacritics

fatḥa kasra vocalization and diacritics: fatḥa, kasra - dot
fatḥa kasra vocalization and diacritics colour: red
ḍamma vocalization and diacritics: ḍamma - dot
ḍamma vocalization and diacritics colour: red
hamza vocalization and diacritics: small ‘ain
hamza vocalization and diacritics colour: green
sukūn vocalization and diacritics: circle
shadda vocalization and diacritics: short denticles

Image ID Entry: Iran_AK_02a
Description: Manuscript, Khurasan, 972, New Style III
Photographer: Alya Karame
Copyrights Holder: Chester Beatty Library
License: All rights reserved
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: Iran_AK_02b
Description: Manuscript, Khurasan, 972, New Style III
Photographer: Alya Karame
Copyrights Holder: Chester Beatty Library
License: All rights reserved
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: Iran_AK_02c
Description: Manuscript, Khurasan, 972, New Style III
Photographer: Alya Karame
Copyrights Holder: Chester Beatty Library
License: All rights reserved
Access Rights: Public