Quran Manuscript Pages: High-Resolution Digital Master from Qatar National Library

A 3.0 GB high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.03161 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The dataset was published by Qatar National Library and last updated on 2026-05-19. It provides access to digitized pages of a Quranic manuscript.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition (OCR) models for classical Arabic script based on the high-resolution manuscript images.
• Conduct paleographic analysis of Quranic manuscripts based on the visual features of the digitized pages.
• Develop image segmentation models to separate text from manuscript decoration and margins.
• Create educational or cultural heritage applications showcasing high-fidelity digital reproductions of historical texts.

Strengths

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

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.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.03161.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 10:37:07; freshness should be verified.