Qur'an Bifolio Manuscript from the QNL Heritage Collection

A high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.03172, provided by Qatar National Library. The dataset is a single 123.8 MB ZIP file containing the digitized bifolio. It was last updated on 2026-05-31 and is shared under a CC0 1.0 public domain license.

Use Cases

• Training optical character recognition (OCR) models based on high-resolution scans of historical Arabic script.
• Conducting paleographic analysis of Qur'anic manuscripts based on the detailed visual features.
• Developing image processing techniques for cultural heritage preservation based on the high-resolution master copy.
• Studying the layout and calligraphy of Qur'anic folios for art historical research.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy, as explicitly stated in the description.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, providing institutional provenance.
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 license, allowing for unrestricted use.

Limitations

• The dataset's scale is limited to a single bifolio (two folios), which may not be sufficient for large-scale statistical analysis.
• Column-level documentation and sample data are unavailable, requiring manual inspection after download to understand the file structure.
• The description metadata is limited; the specific contents and organization of the ZIP file are not detailed.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection (manuscript HC.MS.03172).

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-31 08:28:40.