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"Devotion and Protection in Islam deals with hand-written documents in the scroll format dating from the 14th-19th centuries. These documents can be attributed to various geographic contexts: a. the triangle between the cities of Tabriz, Konya and Bagdad; b. the Persianate world; c. the Ottoman Empire. These scrolls were appreciated by members of different associations (Ma¨nnerbu¨nde; e.g. Sufi orders, Futuwwa and Ah?i¯groups). This study analyses the textual and ornamental vocabulary applied on the scrolls. The copied texts mostly comprise passages from the Quran and prayers. Certain features suggest that such scrolls were often produced in heterodox environments. Additionally, this study underscores the high art-historical value of these documents, particularly appreciated by members of the ruling elites. Schutz und Andacht im Islam befasst sich mit handschriftlichen Dokumenten in Rollenform, die zwischen dem 14. und 19. Jh. entstanden sind. Die vorgestellten Belegstu¨cke stammen aus unterschiedlichen geographischen Kontexten: a. Sta¨dtedreieck Tabriz-Konya-Bagdad; b. persischer Kulturraum; c. Osmanisches Reich. Diese Rollen waren bei Angeho¨rigen von Ma¨nnerbu¨nden (Sufi-Orden, Futuwwa- und Ah?i¯-Gruppierungen, Gilden) beliebt. Die Studie untersucht das auf diesen Dokumenten verwendete textliche und gestalterische Vokabular. Neben Passagen aus dem Koran (auch vollsta¨ndige Abschriften) lassen sich oft Gebete und weitere Texte frommen Inhalts feststellen. Gelegentlich finden sich Hinweise, dass die Dokumente aus heterodoxen Umfeldern stammen. Die Studie unterstreicht ausserdem den hohen kunsthistorischen Wert der vorgestellten Belegstu¨cke, die oft fu¨r Angeho¨rige von gesellschaftlichen Eliten angefertigt worden sind"--

Manuscripts --- Paleography, Arabic --- Scrolls --- History. --- Manuscripts.

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The Oriental Institute acquired in 1929 the valuable Moritz collection, consisting largely of Arabic papyri, parchments, and paper manuscripts, with some Arabic stone inscriptions. The plan of the present volume grew out of an attempt to catalogue the Kur'an manuscripts in the Oriental Institute, all but two of which (Nos. 31 and 32) were acquired as part of the Moritz collection. Since these manuscripts cover a wide period of time and present a variety of scripts, it soon became apparent that this undertaking could not be satisfactorily accomplished without the aid of special scientific equipment - a knowledge of both the historical development of the North Arabic script and the progress of Kur'anic writing, especially in the early centuries of Islam. Investigation, however, soon revealed the fact that such knowledge is not available in any complete and up-to-date form. It had therefore to be gathered from many sources. The material gathered grew to be the first half of the present volume. This volume consists of four main sections. The first section deals with the development of the North Arabic script, starting with Nabataean origins and early North Arabic inscriptions, and continues with North Arabic script before Islam and earliest Muslim inscriptions. In the second section, Abbott details the development of specific scripts including early Kur'anic and other eastern scripts, and Maghribi scripts. In the third section, the author analyzes the Kur'an as a written material. She details the specific features in Kur'anic writing and looks at the editions of the Kur'an in Muhammad's and Utman's eras. In the final section, the Kur'an manuscripts in the Oriental Institute archives are examined.

Paleography, Arabic --- Manuscripts, Arabic --- Manuscripts --- University of Chicago. --- Qurʼan --- Manuscripts.