Quran Manuscript Part 28: High-Resolution Digital Master Copy

A 3.7 GB high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.2020.0003 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The dataset is a digitized version of Part 28 of the Quran, provided by Qatar National Library under a CC0 1.0 license. The full catalog record and digitized manuscript are accessible via provided links.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition models based on high-resolution images of classical Arabic script.
• Conduct paleographic analysis of Quranic manuscripts based on the high-resolution digital copy.
• Support digital preservation and archival studies using a master copy from a heritage collection.
• Analyze calligraphic styles and manuscript illumination present in the provided images.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy ensures detail fidelity for 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 dataset's specific content scope (only Part 28) may limit broader contextual analysis.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.2020.0003.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-17 09:18:29; freshness should be verified.