Quran Manuscript HC.MS.00560 From The Qatar National Library Heritage Collection

11.5 GB high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.00560 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The dataset is provided by Qatar National Library and was last updated on June 2, 2026. It is available for download as a ZIP file under a CC0 1.0 public domain dedication license.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition models for historical Arabic script based on high-resolution manuscript images.
• Analyze calligraphic styles and manuscript illumination patterns from the provided high-resolution scans.
• Conduct digital preservation and restoration studies using the master copy as a reference.
• Perform comparative paleographic analysis of Quranic manuscripts using this specific digitized artifact.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy suitable for detailed visual analysis.
• 11.5 GB file size suggests a very detailed scan with significant visual data.
• Clear provenance from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection.
• Published under a permissive CC0 1.0 license for maximum reuse.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and specific image characteristics require manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; the structure and organization of files within the 11.5 GB ZIP archive must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.00560.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-02 11:13:45; freshness should be verified.