Arch, San Roman Church, Toledo, 13th century, Epigraphic Round Script

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License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID: Spain_JM_03
Author: Julie Marquer
Contributor(s): Nuria Garcia Masip
Date: 1201 – 1250
Localization Exactitude Degree: Exact
Place of Production: Spain, Toledo, San Roman Church
Present Location: San Roman church, Toledo, calle San Roman, s/n, alfiz of a window, western wall
Language: Arabic
Type of text: Talisman
Nature of the Text: Du‘ā’
Text Content: Good fortune and prosperity
Script: Epigraphic Round Script
Color of the Script: white
Type of Object: architectural element\arch
Writing Surface: stone\type of stone\limestone
Shape (Epigraphy): rectangular
Size (of the object): 120 x 20 cm / 80 x 20 cm
Layout (Epigraphy & Objects): a writing line along the alfiz
Technique: painted
Instrument: brush
Remarks (Support): the same inscription can be found in various parts of the church, around the arches or alfiz
Bibliography: Marquer, Julie. “A Methodological Approach to the Study of Arabic Inscriptions in Castilian-Aragonese Kingdoms.” Histories 2, no. 2 (2022): 157–69.

See the lexicon

initial and medial bāʾ tāʾthāʾ nūn yāʾ denticles: medial short pointed denticles

Image ID Entry: Spain_JM_03a
Description: Arch, San Roman Church, Toledo, 13th century, Epigraphic Round Script
Photographer: Julie Marquer
Copyrights Holder: Julie Marquer
License: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: Spain_JM_03b
Description: Arch, San Roman Church, Toledo, 13th century, Epigraphic Round Script
Photographer: Julie Marquer
Copyrights Holder: Julie Marquer
License: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Access Rights: Public