Manuscript, Gansu, c. 18-19th century, Naskhī · CallFront

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Manuscript, Gansu, c. 18-19th century, Naskhī

China_SJ_04a

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Item descriptor

Copyrights Holder: CallFront
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID: China_SJ_04
Author: Shunhua Jin
Contributor(s): Nuria Garcia Masip
Date: 1701 – 1900
Localization Exactitude Degree: Approximate
Place of Production: China, Gansu province
Present Location: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Website Link: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b52502006q
Language: Persian
Title of the Document (If Relevant): Ḥaqā'iq
Type of text: Devotional text
Text Content: Islamic rituals
Script: Naskhī/naskh
Color of the Script: black
Remarks (General Identification): BnF Supplément pers. 2066
Type of Object: manuscript\codex
Writing Surface: paper\type of paper\oriental paper
Size (of the object): 26.8 x 18.5 cm
Technique: written
Remarks (Support): 113 f. ; Paper with content in Chinese, Yellow leather binding.

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: absent
Shading / Contrast: non-nuanced strokes

Letter Morphology

Point: round dot

Ascenders

Alif Ascenders: alif - vertical; alif - non serifed
Lām Ascenders: lām - vertical; lām - non serifed
Kāf Ascenders: medial, initial vertical shaft; sword-like top arm; rectangular body; top arm short diagonal stroke
ṭā' ẓā' ascenders: rounded swollen body; vertical shaft no serif

Descenders

rā' zā' descenders: rā'/zā' - long flattened, tapered tail
mīm descenders: convex downstroke; straight diagonal to left
nūn sīn shīn sādḍād yā’ lām and qāf descenders: wide deep bowl; nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - curvilinear flattened bowl
jīm ḥāʾ khā' and ‘ain ghayn descenders: backward narrow tail

horizontals

bāʾ tāʾ thāʾ fāʾ kāf horizontals: short bowl

denticles

sīn shīn denticles: short rounded denticles
initial and medial bāʾ tāʾthāʾ nūn yāʾ denticles: medial short rounded denticles

counters

hā' counters: final one-eyed (mardufah) rounded
medial 'ain ghayn counters: compact inverted triangle / open or closed eye

Image ID Entry: China_SJ_04a
Description: Manuscript, Gansu, c. 18-19th century, Naskhī
Photographer: Bibliothèque nationale de France / gallica.bnf.fr
License: Public Domain
Access Rights: Public