Quran Manuscript Fragments: High-Resolution Digital Copy from Qatar National Library

A 616.7 MB high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.03191 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The dataset contains two fragments of the Quran and was last updated on June 2, 2026. It is provided under a CC0 1.0 public domain dedication by Qatar National Library.

Use Cases

• Train or evaluate manuscript digitization and preservation models based on the high-resolution images.
• Analyze historical Arabic calligraphy and script styles based on the Quranic fragments.
• Develop image segmentation models for isolating text from manuscript backgrounds.
• Conduct paleographic research on Quranic manuscripts based on the provided digital artifacts.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy suitable for detailed analysis.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, providing institutional provenance.
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 license for broad reuse.

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.
• The specific number of image files and their individual specifications are not detailed in the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.03191.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript, likely via photographic capture.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-02 06:49:16; freshness should be verified.