Kitab-i Marifetname: 1824 Ottoman Manuscript from the QNL Heritage Collection

A 14.9 GB high-resolution digital copy of the manuscript 'Kitab-i Marifetname' from 1824, authored by Erzurumlu Ibrahim Hakki (1703-1780?). The dataset is provided by Qatar National Library under a CC0 1.0 license and was last updated on 2026-05-06. It is a digitized master copy of a historical manuscript from the library's heritage collection.

Use Cases

• Optical Character Recognition (OCR) training for historical Arabic-script texts based on the high-resolution images.
• Historical text analysis of 18th-century Ottoman intellectual works based on the manuscript's content.
• Digital preservation and study of manuscript layout and calligraphy based on the high-resolution master copy.
• Linguistic analysis of Ottoman Turkish texts from the specified period.

Strengths

• Large 14.9 GB file size indicates a high-resolution digital master copy suitable for detailed analysis.
• Clear provenance from the Qatar National Library's Heritage Collection with a direct catalog link.
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 public domain dedication.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and legibility require manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; the internal structure of the ZIP file's contents must be inferred after download.
• The dataset's primary content is a single manuscript, which may limit statistical analysis.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection (manuscript HC.MS.2016.0035).

Collection Method

High-resolution digital scanning of a physical manuscript.

Time Range

Manuscript dated 1824, authored by a figure active 1703-1780?.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-06 05:58:32; freshness should be verified.