Qur'an leaf

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Title

Qur'an leaf

Subject

Qur'an

Description

Original leaf dated 1325 A.H. Hand lettered. Found in Egypt by Stanley S. Slotkin, Chairman of the Board of Abbey Rents Co.
The original books from which the leaves were taken were collected and disbound by Stanley Slotkin in the 1960's. Slotkin produced display sheets and distributed individual book leaves to institutions and collectors. Display sheets were removed prior to storage at MSMULA. Mention of MSMULA donation occurs in May 10, 1960, issue of The View campus newspaper.

Creator

unknown

Source

Manuscripts Book A-01

Publisher

Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles, Archives and Special Collections

Date

2014-03-01

Contributor

Slotkin, Stanley S.
McCargar, Victoria

Rights

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Relation

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Format

JPEG

Language

Arabic

Type

Still image

Identifier

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Coverage

[none]

Original Format

Book leaf

Physical Dimensions

23.5 by 17 cm

Collection

Citation

unknown, “Qur'an leaf,” Mount Special Collections, accessed May 8, 2024, https://msmcarchives.omeka.net/items/show/28.

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