Quran Manuscript Part 12: High-Resolution Digital Copy from Qatar National Library

A high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.01898 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The dataset is a 2.3 GB ZIP file containing part 12 of the Quran, published under a CC0 1.0 license by Qatar National Library. The record was last updated on May 19, 2026.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition models for classical Arabic calligraphy based on the high-resolution manuscript images.
• Conduct paleographic analysis of Quranic manuscripts based on the detailed visual features.
• Study the digitization and preservation of cultural heritage materials based on the provided master copy.
• Analyze the layout and ornamentation of historical religious texts based on the manuscript pages.

Strengths

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

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 images or pages within the 2.3 GB archive is unknown.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.01898.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript to create a high-resolution digital master copy.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 09:38:04; freshness should be verified.