The Geometry of Early Qur'anic Manuscripts

George, Alain

doi:10.3366/jqs.2007.9.1.78

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“…That is not to say that codicology, palaeography and philology are not concerned with standardisation tendencies, though. Standard(ised) practices are by all means mentioned or studied in literature from these disciplines (inter alia Beit-Arié 1992, George 2007, Déroche 2006, Pollock et al 2015. In these fields, the word 'standard' is used in many different senses within its semantic domain, ranging from a source of authority to a level of achievement.4 In sociolinguistics, however (and more generally, in linguistics), it has a narrower scope of 'language codification leading to elimination of variation' (more on this definition below).…”

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“…Standards in manuscript form, layout and script are measured and perceived differently compared to standards in orthography. As regards layout, variation in ruling patterns and varying sizes between the edge of the paper and the edge of the text area would not contradict a general standard of using intended principles (Andrist et al 2013, 94), even if the proportions and dimensions were regulated by geometry (Déroche et al 2006, 169-71;George 2007). Rules governing standards of script style, that is, the shapes and proportion of graphic units, might also be strict and yet there is a certain amount of scope within which the inevitable variation in production (tokens) is permissible.…”

Section: Orthography and Manuscripts: On The Assessment Of Standardsmentioning

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“…However, unlike Arabic orthography, these changed with time and with cultures. Many remarkably unified types of format, layout and script tied to particular genres existed from the earliest centuries of Islam (George 2007) to the latest transitions from manuscript to print (Dobronravin 2017). Many of these types stemmed from the configuration of complex literacy practices born out of interaction between norms and standards of the contacting Islamic Arabic culture and non-Islamic non-Arabic cultures.…”

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2 In linguistics, the quest for comparative cross-cultural research into standardisation started with Jespersen (1925, 46) and was coined 'comparative standardology ' by Joseph (1987, 13) and resulted in a comprehensive comparative work on Germanic languages (Deumert and Vandenbussche 2003a) (see especially Deumert and Vandenbussche 2003b, 1), which is discussed in the following sections. For manuscript studies, see Sobieroj 2016 and his overview of a recent trend in Arabic studies to 'place variance itself in the focus of research' (Sobieroj 2016, 2). 3 One significant exception is a collection of articles edited by Jennifer Cromwell and Eitan Grossman (2018), Scribal Repertoires in Egypt from the New Kingdom to the Early Islamic Period. This work deserves special attention. With their focus on the exact opposite of the subject of this volume, there is a shared goal to study the connected phenomena -'their' variation and 'our' standardisation -in the complex linguistic and extra-linguistic dimensions. Although the cultural and geographic scope of Cromwell and Grossman 2018 is Egypt, their book is in essence a cross-cultural and typologically oriented comparative study since it covers cultures in Egypt which co-existed or replaced one another in the course of four millennia, while the typological frame is given through the lens of historical sociolinguistics informed by European philology (especially studies of pre-modern English). 17 It should be noted that these dates are only helpful as general guidelines for periodisation of the norms of Classical Arabic because, as den Heijer (2012, 10) puts it, 'an overall history of Arabic orthography, which only partly overlaps with palaeography (a much better documented and studied issue!) is yet to be written'.27 On the issue of deviation from the norms conditioned by distinctive group and individual identity, see Weth and Juffermans 2018.

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Vatikan Kütüphanesi’ndeki Kur’ân Elyazmaları Üzerine Biçim ve İçerik Açısından Bir Araştırma

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A Study on Qurʾān Manuscripts in the Vatican Library in terms of Physical and Content Features

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Cu mh u r i ye t İlah i yat De r gi s i -Cu mh u r i ye t T h e ologyMehmet Paçacı, Prof. Dr. Ha is A bayra , Recep r an taş, Suat Koca, Sema Çe em, and Tuba Haşimoğ u who offered contributions and suggestions. 6 2 8 | Göze le r, Es ra . A Study on Qurʾ ā n M a n us cripts i n th e Va tica n Libra ry … CUID 22/1 (Haziran 2018): 627-678 A Study on Qurʾ ā n M a n us cripts in th e Va tica n Libra ry in te rms of Ph ys ica l a n d Con te n t Fe a ture s Abs tract: The history of the Qurʾānic text begins with the time of its re e ation. The research on Qurʾānic manuscripts is one of the main fie ds of textua studies of the Qurʾān. There ha e been many works done by both Muslim and Western scholars. Many museums and libraries around the wor d ho d Qurʾān manuscripts. ach manuscript has its own characteristics such as orthography, calligraphy, decoration, and binding, number of the pages and the lines, and dating. This artic e dea s with 110 Qurʾān manuscripts found in the Vatican Library (Biblioteca Apostalica Vaticana) at the Vaticani arabi , Borgiani arabi, Barberiniani orientali and Rossiani Co ections. The dates of these Qurʾān manuscripts ary from I/VII (?) and XIII/XIX centuries.The artic e aims to identify the features of Qurʾānic writing by studying chrono ogica y some basic physical-content descriptions and characteristics of these manuscripts. It also examines the different names of the sūrahs and the now edge on Meccan or Medinan sūrahs presented on the sūrah headings of manuscripts.Ke ywords : Tafsīr, Qurʾān Manuscripts, Muṣḥaf, Vatican Library, Physical Descriptions of Manuscripts, Names of the Sūrahs, Know edge on Meccan-Medinan Sūrahs.Va tika n K t ph a n e s i'n de i Kur'â n ya ma a rı Ü e rin e B içim e çe ri Açıs ın da n B ir Ara ş tırma Öz: Kur'ân metninin ya ım tarihi, ahyin n u d nemiy e baş ama tadır. Kur'ân tarihi araştırma a an arından biri o an e ya ması Kur'ân n sha arı, M s man e Batı ı araştırmacı arın i gisini çe miştir. Birço m e e t phanede e ya ması Kur'ân n sha arı mevcuttur. Her bir n shanın im â e i eri, hattı, te yini, ci di, ara e satır sayısı, ait o duğu yı gibi far ı ara teristiği bu unma tadır. Bu ma a e Vati an K t phanesi'nin Vaticani arabi , Borgiani arabi, Barberiniani orientali ve Rossiani Koleksiyon arında bu unan 110 adet Kur'ân e ya ması erine yapı mış bir araştırmadır. Bu e ya ma arının tarih eri, I/VII. y yı (?) i e XIII/XIX. y yı ar arasında değişme tedir. Ça ışmamı , bu ya ma arın ba ı temel fiziksel ve muhteva özelliklerini kronolojik o ara e e a mayı e tarih boyunca Kur'ân metninin ya ım e i erini tespit etmeyi amaç ama tadır. Ma a ede Kur'ân ya ma arının sûre baş ı arında yer a an far ı sûre isim eri e sûre erin Me î eya Medenî o masına dair bi gi er de ince enmiştir. calligraphy, ink colors, binding, and explanations found in kataba page, the sūrah headings which contain the names of sūrahs, Meccan-Medinan now edge, the numbers of āyahs, and the signs for juzʾ, ʿashr, and ḥizb. The research on the names of sūrahs, Meccan-Medinan now edge, and the number of āyahs...

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The Geometry of Early Qur'anic Manuscripts

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Cross Palaeographic Traditions. Some Examples from Old Christian Arabic Sources

Cross Palaeographic Traditions. Some Examples from Old Christian Arabic Sources

Vatikan Kütüphanesi’ndeki Kur’ân Elyazmaları Üzerine Biçim ve İçerik Açısından Bir Araştırma

A Study on Qurʾān Manuscripts in the Vatican Library in terms of Physical and Content Features

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