TWO QUR’AN MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE KÓRNIK LIBRARY Cover Image

DWA RĘKOPIŚMIENNE KORANY W ZBIORACH BIBLIOTEKI KÓRNICKIEJ
TWO QUR’AN MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE KÓRNIK LIBRARY

Author(s): Filip Andrzej Jakubowski
Subject(s): Cultural history, Museology & Heritage Studies, Visual Arts, Archiving, Social history, 15th Century, 17th Century, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Religion, History of Religion, History of Art, Qur’anic studies
Published by: Biblioteka Kórnicka PAN
Keywords: Quran; manuscripts; copyists’ mistakes; codicology;

Summary/Abstract: There are two Qur’an manuscripts in the collection of the Kórnik Library (Poland) – BK 1716 and BK 2676. Th e fi rst one, dating from the 17th century, is rich in diff erent types of scribal errors and serves as an interesting example of ways of amending them. Th e second one, dating from the 15th century, includes interesting illuminations and calligraphy. Th is paper is a detailed analysis of these manuscripts, including their covers, decorations and scribal errors.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 37
  • Page Range: 53-64
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish