Quran Manuscript HC.MS.01948 from Qatar National Library Heritage Collection

A 2.7 GB high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.01948 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The dataset was published by Qatar National Library on figshare under a CC0-1.0 license and last updated on May 17, 2026. The original manuscript is accessible via the QNL Digital Repository.

Use Cases

• Train image segmentation models based on high-resolution scans of manuscript pages.
• Develop OCR systems for historical Arabic script based on the digitized manuscript.
• Analyze manuscript layout and decoration patterns for art historical research.
• Create digital preservation benchmarks using the high-resolution master copy.
• Study textual variants or calligraphy styles in Quranic manuscripts.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy, suggesting detailed visual fidelity.
• 2.7 GB file size indicates substantial image data.
• Direct link to the original catalog record and digitized manuscript in the QNL repository.
• Published under a permissive CC0-1.0 license.

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.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.01948.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-17 10:27:29; freshness should be verified.