Kufic Folios: High-Resolution Digital Manuscript from Qatar National Library

A 1.0 GB high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.03154 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The dataset is provided under a CC0 1.0 license and was last updated on June 1, 2026. It offers direct access to the digitized manuscript pages via the QNL Digital Repository.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition models based on high-resolution images of Kufic script.
• Conduct paleographic analysis of letterforms and manuscript construction based on the digitized folios.
• Support digital preservation and cataloging workflows for cultural heritage institutions based on the master copy.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy suitable for detailed analysis.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library's 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.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.03154.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-01 05:37:32; freshness should be verified.