Quran Manuscript Part 2: High-Resolution Digital Master Copy

A high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.01888 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The dataset is a 2.5 GB ZIP file published under a CC0 1.0 license by Qatar National Library and last updated on 2026-05-18. It provides access to a digitized cultural heritage artifact.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition models based on high-resolution manuscript images.
• Analyze calligraphic styles and manuscript illumination based on the digital master copy.
• Conduct textual studies of the Quran based on a specific historical manuscript.
• Develop digital preservation workflows based on a high-quality digitization example.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy ensures detail for analysis.
• 2.5 GB file size suggests substantial image data.
• Published under a permissive CC0 1.0 license for broad reuse.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection.

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.01888.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 10:16:04; freshness should be verified.