Sultan Baybars' Qur'an /

Sultan Baybars' Qur'an /

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform title:	Qurʼan. English & Arabic.
Imprint:	London : British Library, c2002.
Description:	1 CD-ROM : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language:	Arabic English
Subject:	Qurʼan.
Format:	Unknown
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4782805

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:	Baybars al-Manṣūrī, approximately 1245-1325. Baker, Colin F. British Library.
ISBN:	0712347631
Notes:	Title from disc label. Includes bibliographical references. System requirements: G3 Power Macintosh running System 7+ or Pentium II PC running Windows 95+/NT, 64 MB RAM, 8x CD-ROM drive, 800 x 600 monitor with thousands of colors. Facsimile of Arabic text; accompanied by English translations.
Summary:	Allows user to view 32 pages from the Qur'an commissioned by Sultan Baybar and produced in Cairo from 1304-1306. Features of the CD-ROM include: audio files of recitations; ability to zoom in on areas of text; commentary for each passage; and a historical essay by Colin F. Baker which includes images of pages from other Qur'ans.

Description
Summary:	Of all the Qur'ans in the British Library's collections, the Royal Mamluk Baybar's Qur'an is recognized as a masterpiece of its time. A total of 30 pages have been digitized and the user clicks and drags the mouse to turn the pages. Zoom facility and accompanying text is featured on each page.
Item Description:	Title from disc label.
Physical Description:	1 CD-ROM : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	0712347631