Quran Manuscript HC.MS.02054 from Qatar National Library Heritage Collection

Qatar National Library provides a high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.02054 from its Heritage Collection. The 6.0 GB dataset, last updated in May 2026, is released under a CC0 1.0 public domain license. It consists of a ZIP file containing the digitized manuscript pages.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition models for classical Arabic script based on high-resolution manuscript images.
• Analyze calligraphic styles and manuscript illumination patterns present in the digitized pages.
• Develop image processing techniques for the restoration and enhancement of historical document scans.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy suitable for detailed analysis.
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 public domain dedication.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, an authoritative institution.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset's specific contents beyond being a manuscript image set are not detailed.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.02054.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 08:48:54; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Qatar (inferred from source institution).