Qur'an Leaf Manuscript HC.MS.03156 from Qatar National Library

A high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.03156 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The dataset is a 260.8 MB ZIP file published under a CC0-1.0 license by Qatar National Library. It was last updated on 2026-05-21.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition (OCR) models for Arabic script based on the high-resolution manuscript image.
• Analyze historical calligraphy and manuscript illumination styles based on the visual features of the leaf.
• Perform digital preservation and restoration analysis using the high-resolution master copy.
• Study the material properties and layout of Qur'anic manuscripts from the QNL collection.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy provides detail for analysis.
• Specific manuscript identifier (HC.MS.03156) allows for precise catalog lookup.
• Published under a permissive CC0-1.0 license for broad reuse.
• 260.8 MB file size suggests a detailed, high-quality image.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 08:25:17; freshness should be verified.