Quran Manuscript Part 26: High-Resolution Digital Copy from Qatar National Library

Qatar National Library provides a 1.9 GB high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.2018.0027 from its Heritage Collection. The dataset contains Part 26 of the Quran and was last updated on June 2, 2026. It is shared under a CC0 1.0 license.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition models based on high-resolution images of classical Arabic calligraphy.
• Conduct paleographic analysis based on the manuscript's script style and ink characteristics.
• Study the material culture and digitization of heritage artifacts based on the provided master copy.
• Develop image processing techniques for manuscript restoration based on the high-resolution scans.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy suitable for detailed visual analysis.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, providing institutional authority.
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 license for broad reuse.

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 dataset's specific temporal origin and geographic provenance within the manuscript are not detailed in the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.2018.0027.

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-02 09:56:00; freshness should be verified.