QNL Manuscript HC.MS.00024: A High-Resolution Digital Copy

Qatar National Library provides a 3.7 GB high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.00024 from its Heritage Collection. The manuscript is titled 'Hul al-Khulasah li-Ahl al-Riyasah fi al-Hibr wa al-Hisab' by al-Jazari, Ramadan bin Abi Hurayrah. The dataset was last updated on June 4, 2026.

Use Cases

• Training Optical Character Recognition (OCR) models based on high-resolution scans of historical Arabic script.
• Conducting textual analysis of historical scientific treatises based on the manuscript's described content on ink and calculation.
• Preserving and digitally archiving cultural heritage artifacts based on the high-resolution master copy.
• Studying the paleography and calligraphy of Arabic manuscripts from the described heritage collection.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy suitable for detailed analysis.
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication license.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, a reputable 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

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 10:59:42; freshness should be verified.