Manuscript, Marrakesh (?), 1652-1653, Maghribī Thuluth · CallFront

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Manuscript, Marrakesh (?), 1652-1653, Maghribī Thuluth

Maghrib_UB_25a

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Item descriptor

Copyrights Holder: CallFront
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID: Maghrib_UB_25
Author: Umberto Bongianino
Date: 1063 H.; 1652 – 1653
Localization Exactitude Degree: Approximate
Place of Production: Morocco, Marrakesh (?)
Language: Arabic
Type of text: Other
Script: Maghribī Thuluth; Thuluth Maghribī
Color of the Script: gold
Remarks (General Identification): Doha, Museum of Islamic Art, MS.1999.11
Type of Object: manuscript\codex
Writing Surface: paper\type of paper\watermark
Technique: written
Ink: gold ink

Script descriptor

See the lexicon

General Script Characteristics

Line of Writing: horizontal; broken
Groups of Characters Baseline: oblique; one group of characters underpins the next
Character Spacing: irregular spaces between characters; irregular spaces between groups of words
Shading / Contrast: medium contrast

Letter Morphology

Point: inclined square

Ascenders

Alif Ascenders: alif - vertical; alif - top right serif; alif - foot with left spur
Lām Ascenders: lām - vertical; lām - top right serif
Kāf Ascenders: initial /medial compact form rounded body; rounded body, long top flat arm
ṭā' ẓā' ascenders: vertical shaft with serif; rounded body

Descenders

wāw descenders: wāw - rounded tail; wāw - crescent tail
rā' zā' descenders: rā'/zā' - s-shaped; hooked tail
mīm descenders: mīm - s-shape
nūn sīn shīn sādḍād yā’ lām and qāf descenders: deep bowl
jīm ḥāʾ khā' and ‘ain ghayn descenders: semicircular backward tail; backward tail with final hook
yā’ al-rāji’ah descenders: backward oblique stroke

denticles

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

counters

hā' counters: isolated one-eyed round loop, right stem extended upwards; initial / medial double eyed (wajh al-hirr); final s-shaped (muḥdawdibah)
medial 'ain ghayn counters: wide inverted triangle

vocalization and diacritics

fatḥa kasra vocalization and diacritics: oblique stroke (10°-35°)
ḍamma vocalization and diacritics: comma
hamza vocalization and diacritics: small inverse Z
sukūn vocalization and diacritics: teardrop with open counter
shadda vocalization and diacritics: short denticles

Other

additional characteristics: Internal ligature for medial and final kāf

Image ID Entry: Maghrib_UB_25a
Description: Manuscript, Marrakesh (?), 1652-1653, Maghribī Thuluth
Photographer: Museum of Islamic Art, Doha
Copyrights Holder: Museum of Islamic Art, Doha
License: All rights reserved
Access Rights: Public