Koran, 22 March 1207
Content Description
Individual leaves from manuscript and printed works (primarily printed works), accompanied in most cases by printed broadside facsimilies of title pages; plus newsclippings and a promotional broadside
Dates
- Publication: 22 March 1207
Extent
1 Leaves : single leaf, printed on both sides, accompanied by broadside with title page facsimile ; Broadside (height x width): 44 x 57 cm Leaf (height x width): 30 x 18 cm
Language of Materials
Arabic
Captions
Facsimile of Koran center leaves dated 1207 A.D.
The writer spent 22 years of his life working on this book. Almost every color is used in addition to solid gold leaf. He finished the work at 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon, March 22, 1207. The red lettering is in Persian and the black words are in Arabic. This is considered to be one of the most beautiful copies of the KoranThis book before disassembly was appraised and insured for $25,000. It was found in Tehran, Iran by Stanley S. Slotkin in 1952.
Original leaf from Koran dated 1207 A.D.
238 years later Guttenberg[sic] of Mainz, Germany inventoed movable type for printing and revolutionized the world's culture and life habits.
From the Biblical Library of Stanley S. Slotkin.
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Repository Details
Part of the Archives & Special Collections, Santa Clara University Library Repository
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