Quran Manuscript Part 4: High-Resolution Digital Master from Qatar National Library

A 3.1 GB high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.01996 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The dataset contains the fourth part (Juz' 4) of the Quran and was published by Qatar National Library under a CC0 1.0 license. The record was last updated on May 19, 2026.

Use Cases

• Train or evaluate manuscript digitization and OCR models based on the high-resolution images.
• Conduct paleographic analysis of Arabic calligraphy based on the manuscript's visual features.
• Study the layout and ornamentation of Quranic manuscripts for art historical research.
• Create educational or cultural heritage visualization tools based on the digitized artifact.

Strengths

• 3.1 GB high-resolution digital master suggests detailed visual fidelity.
• Direct provenance from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection.
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 public domain dedication.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.01996.

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 09:00:15; freshness should be verified.