Quran Manuscript HC.MS.03128: Five Folios from Qatar National Library

A high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.03128 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The dataset is a 145.3 MB ZIP file containing five folios from a Quran manuscript. It was published by Qatar National Library under a CC0 1.0 license and last updated on May 31, 2026.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition models for classical Arabic script based on high-resolution manuscript images.
• Analyze calligraphic styles and scribal hands based on the visual features of the folios.
• Develop image processing techniques for the restoration and enhancement of historical documents.
• Conduct paleographic studies on Quranic manuscripts using the detailed digital facsimile.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy provides detailed visual data.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, a reputable institution.
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 public domain dedication.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.03128.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-31 09:03:52; freshness should be verified.