Quranic Folio in Kufic Script: High-Resolution Digital Master from Qatar National Library

A 65.1 MB high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.03178 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The dataset provides a digitized image of a Quranic folio written in Kufic script, released under a CC0 1.0 license. The record was last updated on June 1, 2026, and includes links to the full catalog and digital repository.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition models for Kufic script based on the high-resolution image.
• Analyze the stylistic features of early Arabic calligraphy based on the manuscript image.
• Benchmark image super-resolution or restoration techniques on cultural heritage documents.
• Study the layout and ornamentation of Quranic manuscripts from the described collection.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy, as explicitly stated in the description.
• Direct provenance from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, a known institution.
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 public domain license.

Limitations

• The dataset is a single 65.1 MB image file, which is a small-scale resource for machine learning.
• Row and column metadata are unknown; the data's internal structure must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.03178.

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-01 11:37:30; freshness should be verified.