Al-Tiraz Al-Manqush Fi Mahasin Al-Hubush: A 16th-Century Arabic Manuscript

A high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.00259 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The 1.1 GB ZIP file contains a manuscript titled 'Al-Tiraz Al-Manqush Fi Mahasin Al-Hubush' attributed to Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Baqi al-Bukhari, active in 1583. The dataset was published by Qatar National Library under a CC0 1.0 license and last updated on April 30, 2026.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition (OCR) models based on high-resolution scans of historical Arabic script.
• Conduct paleographic analysis of 16th-century Arabic handwriting based on the manuscript's digital images.
• Perform textual analysis on the content of 'Al-Tiraz Al-Manqush Fi Mahasin Al-Hubush' for literary or historical research.
• Create digital editions or annotations of the manuscript based on the provided master copy.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy suitable for detailed examination.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, a known institution.
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 public domain license.
• File size of 1.1 GB suggests a detailed, high-quality scan.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation and sample data are unavailable, making internal structure unknown.
• The description does not specify the number of pages or images within the 1.1 GB archive.
• Data may reflect the specific preservation state and scanning methodology of the single source manuscript.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.00259.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript to create a high-resolution master copy.

Time Range

Manuscript attributed to an author active in 1583; digitization date is unknown.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 08:56:42; freshness should be verified.