Eight Quranic Folios from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection

A high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.03141 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The dataset is a 162.6 MB ZIP file containing eight folios of Quranic text. It was published by Qatar National Library under a CC0 1.0 license and last updated on May 31, 2026.

Use Cases

• Train image segmentation models for manuscript folio layout analysis based on the high-resolution scans.
• Develop OCR models for historical Arabic script recognition based on the Quranic text images.
• Analyze calligraphic styles and ink degradation patterns for digital preservation research.
• Generate synthetic historical manuscript images for training data augmentation.
• Perform visual similarity analysis across different Quranic manuscript collections.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy ensures fine detail is preserved.
• Direct link to the full catalog record and digitized manuscript in the QNL repository provides provenance.
• Published under a CC0 1.0 license, allowing unrestricted use.
• Specific manuscript identifier (HC.MS.03141) allows for precise scholarly reference.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality and image specifications require manual inspection after download.
• The dataset's content is focused on a single manuscript, which may reflect a specific geographic or temporal bias inherent to the source collection.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.03141.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-31 09:44:14; freshness should be verified.