Manuscript, Khurasan, 11th-12th century, Round Style - Naskh · CallFront

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Manuscript, Khurasan, 11th-12th century, Round Style - Naskh

Iran_AK_06a

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Item descriptor

Copyrights Holder: CallFront
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID: Iran_AK_06
Author: Alya Karame
Contributor(s): Nuria Garcia Masip
Date: 1001 – 1200
Localization Exactitude Degree: Approximate
Place of Production: Khurasan
Present Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 40.164.2a-b
Website Link: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/449693
Language: Arabic
Title of the Document (If Relevant): Qur'an
Type of text: Quran
Script: New Style III
Color of the Script: black
Type of Object: manuscript\codex
Size (of the object): 32.7 x 22.9 cm
Ruling (Manuscript): 20
Remarks (Support): Manuscript, Khurasan, 11th-12th century, New Style III
Bibliography: unpublished

Script descriptor

See the lexicon

General Script Characteristics

Character Spacing: regular spaces between characters
Presence of Elongation: frequent
Elongated Letters: yā’ rajiah
Length of Elongation: varied length of elongations
Ligature: Conventional - horizontal; Conventional - V shaped
Shading / Contrast: medium contrast

Letter Morphology

Point: short stroke at an angle

Ascenders

Lām Ascenders: lām - vertical; lām - top left serif
Kāf Ascenders: Kaf - two elongated parallel strokes; top arm short diagonal stroke
ṭā' ẓā' ascenders: ṭā' / ẓā' - two elongated parallel strokes; top arm long thin diagonal stroke

Descenders

wāw descenders: wāw - short curvilinear tail
rā' zā' descenders: rā'/zā' - long curvilinear tail
mīm descenders: mīm - short curvilinear tail
nūn sīn shīn sādḍād yā’ lām and qāf descenders: curvilinear thin bowl
jīm ḥāʾ khā' and ‘ain ghayn descenders: backward short tail
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
initial and medial bāʾ tāʾthāʾ nūn yāʾ denticles: initial inclined to left

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: circular head

vocalization and diacritics

fatḥa kasra vocalization and diacritics: fatḥa, kasra - dot
ḍamma vocalization and diacritics: ḍamma - dot
sukūn vocalization and diacritics: circle
shadda vocalization and diacritics: short denticles

Image ID Entry: Iran_AK_06a
Description: Manuscript, Khurasan, 11th-12th century, New Style III
Photographer: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
License: Public Domain
Access Rights: Public