44 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1937 



37.32. Arabic, fourteeuth-fifteenth century (?). A paper leaf from a Qur'dn. 

 Naskhi script iu gold, 11 lines to a page; diacritics, verse-stops, and 

 marginal ornaments illuminated in gold and blue. 0.335 by 0.254. 



37.37. Arabic (Turkey), seventeenth century (?). A bound volume; leather 

 binding (damaged) : A collection of prayers entitled MunajCit Qur'an 

 Sharif. Small, clear naskhi script in black on 53 paper leaves; head- 

 ings in thxilth script in gold and silver. Golden verse-stops; illumi- 

 nated corner-pieces. 0.252 by 0.172. 



37.40. Arabic (Turkey), sixteenth-seventeentli century (?). A section of the 



Qur'an (Chapters LXVII-LXXVII) ; leather binding. Alternations of 



naslchi and Ihulth scripts in black on 28 paper leaves. Titles in gold, 



green, or blue. 0.309 by 0.270, average leaf. 



37.33 37.34. Arabic (Per.sia), late tenth century. Two leaves from a Qxir'an. 



Slender Kuflc script in dark brown ink on piipor; diacritics 



in red, brown, and blue. Illumiiialed chapter heading (37.34 



verso), marginal lectionary marks and verse-stops. 0.240 by 



0.340. (37.33. Illustrated.) 



37.41. Aramaic (Syrlac), A. D. 1213-14. A bound volume (covers missing) : 



The New Testament. Estranyclo script in black and red on 7 paper 

 leaves plus 324 parchment leaves. Two colophons. 0.257 by 0.193, 

 average leaf. 

 30.15. Armenian, A. D. 1009 and 11*70. A volume in contemporary binding of 

 leather overlaid witli red velvet and silver appli(iues: The Oospel 

 according to the four Evangelists. Black, red, blue, green, and golden 

 round-hand (holorylr) on 293 parchment leaves. Initials, paragraphs, 

 title-pages, arcades, and C full-page miniatures, all in colors and gold. 

 Dated colophons. 0.252 by 0.185 over all ; 0.248 by 0.178, average leaf. 

 37.13. Armenian, fourteenth century. A leather bound volume: The Psalter of 

 the orthodox Church. Black, red, blue, and golden, round-hand 

 (bolorgir) on 302 parchment leaves. Miniatures (12) ; illuminated 

 headings (9), initials (71), and paragraphs (70). Colophon. 0.124 

 by O.OSO over all; 0.115 by 0.083, average leaf. 

 37.10. Armenian, A. D. 1G50-1. A leather bound volume with silver clasps: 

 the orthodox Hymnal (Sharaknotz) . Black, red, and golden round- 

 hand (bolorgir) with musical notation on 437 parchment leaves. 

 Miniatures (16); illuminated headpieces (9), initials (145), and par- 

 agraphs (145 plus 1). Dated head-piece and colophon. 0.121 by 0.085 

 over all; 0.119 by 0.078, average leaf. 

 37.2-37.4. Persian, sixteenth century. Three leaves from a manuscript of 

 Yfisuf u-Zuluikhd by Jam!. Each leaf is inlaid in a larger leaf 

 of colored paper upon which border designs of animals, birds, 

 a grapevine, and floral scrolls are executed in gold. 0.252 by 

 0.150, average leaf. From the same manuscript as 36.9-36.12. 

 37.35. Persian, sixteenth century. A leather bound volume containing three 

 manuscripts : 



I. Shah Mahmud Nlshapurl, calligrapher. Fine nasta'lig script 

 on 28 paper leaves. Illuminated headpiece. Colophon 

 dated in correspondence with A. D. 1523. 

 II. A collection of lyric poems. Minute nasta'Uq script on 13 

 paper leaves, much illuminated. 

 III. Salim al-Katib (NLshapurl), Calligrapher. Bold nasta'Uq 

 script in white on 5 green paper leaves. Colophon. 

 0.261 by 0.163, average leaf. 



