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Manuscript, Guangdong, 1546, Chinese Muḥaqqaq

China_AVN_JC_20a

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Item descriptor

Copyrights Holder: CallFront
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID: China_AVN_JC_20
Author: Annie Vernay-Nouri; Johanna Cozzolino
Date: 953 H.; 1546
Localization Exactitude Degree: Approximate
Place of Production: China, Guangdong province
Present Location: Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapour (1995-00603)
Website Link: https://www.roots.gov.sg/Collection-Landing/listing/1074379
Language: Arabic
Type of text: Quran
Script: Chinese Muḥaqqaq
Color of the Script: black
Type of Object: manuscript\codex
Writing Surface: other
Size (of the object): 23 x 17 cm
Ruling (Manuscript): 5 lines
Technique: written

Script descriptor

See the lexicon

General Script Characteristics

Line of Writing: Line of writing - horizontal
Groups of Characters Baseline: Groups of characters baseline - horizontal; partial stacking of characters
Character Spacing: regular spaces between characters
Presence of Elongation: occasional
Ligature: Conventional - curvilinear; Conventional - straight
Shading / Contrast: medium contrast

Letter Morphology

Point: inclined square

Ascenders

Alif Ascenders: alif - vertical; alif - top right serif; alif - thin shaft
Lām Ascenders: lām - vertical; lām - top right serif; lām - thin shaft
Kāf Ascenders: initial medial and final elongated (mabsūṭah); top arm thin diagonal stroke with serif
ṭā' ẓā' ascenders: rounded body

Descenders

wāw descenders: wāw - long flattened tapered tail, hairline ending
rā' zā' descenders: rā'/zā' - long flattened tapered tail, hairline ending
mīm descenders: long flattened tapered tail, hairline ending
nūn sīn shīn sādḍād yā’ lām and qāf descenders: nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - curvilinear flattened bowl

horizontals

bāʾ tāʾ thāʾ fāʾ kāf horizontals: bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, fāʾ, kāf - curvilinear flattened bowl

denticles

sīn shīn denticles: short rounded denticles; rounded base denticles
initial and medial bāʾ tāʾthāʾ nūn yāʾ denticles: initial slightly inclined to left; medial short pointed denticles

counters

hā' counters: initial / medial double eyed (wajh al-hirr); medial swollen double-eyed top and bottom (mulawwazah); final one-eyed (mardufah) with elongated vertical shaft / sometimes with serif
fā' qāf wāw counters: triangular pointed head
medial 'ain ghayn counters: wide inverted triangle with thin right stroke
mīm counters: rounded head pointed chin

vocalization and diacritics

fatḥa kasra vocalization and diacritics: oblique stroke
(10°-35°)
fatḥa kasra vocalization and diacritics colour: black
ḍamma vocalization and diacritics: horizontal tail; open eye
ḍamma vocalization and diacritics colour: black
hamza vocalization and diacritics: small ‘ain
hamza vocalization and diacritics colour: black
sukūn vocalization and diacritics: circle
shadda vocalization and diacritics: short denticles

Image ID Entry: China_AVN_JC_20a
Description: Manuscript, Guangdong, 1546, Chinese Muḥaqqaq
Photographer: Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapour
Copyrights Holder: Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapour
License: All rights reserved
Access Rights: Public