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Manuscript, China, 15th-19th century, Chinese Muḥaqqaq

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APA

Annie Vernay-Nouri, ., & Johanna Cozzolino, . (n.d.). Manuscript, China, 15th-19th century, Chinese Muḥaqqaq (1–), CallFront, accessed July 26, 2026, https://callfront.inha.fr/s/callfront/item/3962

Chicago

Annie Vernay-Nouri, and Johanna Cozzolino. n.d. “Manuscript, China, 15th-19th century, Chinese Muḥaqqaq.”, CallFront, accessed July 26, 2026, https://callfront.inha.fr/s/callfront/item/3962

MLA

Annie Vernay-Nouri, and Johanna Cozzolino. Manuscript, China, 15th-19th Century, Chinese Muḥaqqaq, CallFront, accessed July 26, 2026, https://callfront.inha.fr/s/callfront/item/3962

Item descriptor

Copyrights Holder
CallFront
License
CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID
China_AVN_JC_28
Author
Annie Vernay-Nouri
Johanna Cozzolino
Date
1401 – 1900
Localization Exactitude Degree
Approximate
Place of Production
China
Present Location
Private collection
Website Link
https://www.roseberys.co.uk/a0451-lot-487141?display=grid&el=487141&header_id=0&keyword=qur%27an&lo=ASC&pn=1&pp=96
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)
30 x 22 cm
Ruling (Manuscript)
5 lines
Technique
written

Script descriptor

See the lexicon

General Script Characteristics

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 - top middle serif
alif - thin shaft
Lām Ascenders
lām - vertical
lām - thin shaft
Kāf Ascenders
initial medial and final elongated (mabsūṭah)
top arm curvilinear stroke
top flat arm
Descenders
mīm descenders
mīm - long thick angular oblique tapered tail
nūn sīn shīn sādḍād yā’ lām and qāf descenders
nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - curvilinear flattened bowl
deep bowl

denticles

sīn shīn denticles
broken horizontal strokes
initial and medial bāʾ tāʾthāʾ nūn yāʾ denticles
initial slightly inclined to left
medial short pointed denticles
medial broken horizontal strokes

counters

hā' counters
initial / medial double eyed (wajh al-hirr)
final one-eyed (mardufah) with elongated vertical shaft / sometimes with serif
fā' qāf wāw counters
soft triangular head
mīm counters
rounded head pointed chin

vocalization and diacritics

fatḥa kasra vocalization and diacritics colour
black
ḍamma vocalization and diacritics
short round 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 with left top flourish
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