The Qur'an

This material is held atUniversity of St Andrews Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 227 ms10(O)
  • Dates of Creation
    • before 1883
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • Arabic
  • Physical Description
    • 1 volume, 308ff . Paper: 12' x 7.5'.

Scope and Content

Qur'an, handsome work, no date writing, appears much older than date of 1883 on f1. Floral covers. Copied in naskhi, Arabic.

Administrative / Biographical History

Major-General William Tweedie (1836-1908) was the son of Rev William King Tweedie, an alumnus of St Andrews University. He served in the Bengal Staff Corps, was Political Resident in Turkish Arabia and H.M.'s Consul-General at Baghdad. He wrote The Arabian Horse, his Country and People, with Portraits of Typical or Famous Arabians and Other Illustrations (1894), a study of the Arabian horse and the Arab people, written while in Baghdad between 1885-1891.

Access Information

By appointment with the Keeper of Manuscripts. Access to records containing confidential information may be restricted.

Acquisition Information

Presented by William Tweedie, with wooden reading stand (rahl) made out of a single piece of wood, catalogued by DM Dunlop. Tweedie requested that the book be kept on the stand, in accordance with Muslim usage.

Note

Call number used to be msBP100.X

Other Finding Aids

Individual Manuscripts and Small Collections database available as part of Manuscripts Database.

Archivist's Note

Description compiled by Maia Sheridan, Archives Hub project archivist, based on material from the Manuscripts Database

Conditions Governing Use

Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the Keeper of Manuscripts. Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use and condition of documents.