B30493

Shelfmark

OBJ 16

Main entry - uniform title

Koran.

Title

[Koran]

Publication, distribution, etc.

[Glasgow,, D. Bryce & Son,, ca. 1900]

Physical description

[1] v. ;, 3 cm.

Note

Lithograph printing.

Note

Decorative borders.

Note

Publisher's red morocco soft binding with gilt decoration and edges ; housed in original metal case with magnifying glass inset.

Note

In Arabic.

Note

Publication information from bookseller's catalogue.

Note

"The production of miniature Korans in manuscript has a long tradition, but the printing of them in this form had to await the arrival of photolithographic techniques in the late 19th century. Such Korans were published in Delhi in 1892 and Istanbul c. 1899, but the one which seems to have achieved the widest circulation is this Scottish edition. It was one of a long series of miniature books produced by David Bryce and Sons. All the copies were issued with metal lockets and magnifying glasses. Many were supplied to Indian and other Muslim soldiers fighting for the British in the First World War, and served also as talismans" (Information from "Middle Eastern Languages and the Print Revolution", Gutenberg Museum exhibition catalogue, Mainz, 2002, no. 79).

Note

Mentioned by T. E. Lawrence in "Seven pillars of wisdom".

Added entry--name

D. Bryce & Son, publisher.

Added entry--place

Scotland, Glasgow.

001B30493

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aOBJ 16

1300#$aKoran.

24511$a[Koran]

260##$a[Glasgow,$bD. Bryce & Son,$cca. 1900]

300##$a[1] v. ;$c3 cm.

500##$aLithograph printing.

500##$aDecorative borders.

500##$aPublisher's red morocco soft binding with gilt decoration and edges ; housed in original metal case with magnifying glass inset.

500##$aIn Arabic.

500##$aPublication information from bookseller's catalogue.

500##$a"The production of miniature Korans in manuscript has a long tradition, but the printing of them in this form had to await the arrival of photolithographic techniques in the late 19th century. Such Korans were published in Delhi in 1892 and Istanbul c. 1899, but the one which seems to have achieved the widest circulation is this Scottish edition. It was one of a long series of miniature books produced by David Bryce and Sons. All the copies were issued with metal lockets and magnifying glasses. Many were supplied to Indian and other Muslim soldiers fighting for the British in the First World War, and served also as talismans" (Information from "Middle Eastern Languages and the Print Revolution", Gutenberg Museum exhibition catalogue, Mainz, 2002, no. 79).

500##$aMentioned by T. E. Lawrence in "Seven pillars of wisdom".

7102#$aD. Bryce & Son$epublisher.

752##$aScotland$dGlasgow.