Item Information Dublin CoreTitleKoran, commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed, title page
SubjectIslam
Descriptionthe first English translation of the complete Quran from the Arabic text with an English commentary
PublisherJ. Wilcox
Date1734
ContributorSale, George, 1697?-1736
Languageeng
IdentifierCLIO id: 4561630
MODSKey Date1734
Type of Dateexact
Publication PlaceLondon
Publication Date1734
Form/Genrebooks
Repository Namennc-ut
Shelf LocationUnion Rare OT43 S16 1734
NotesPhysical description of book from which images were taken: the unidentified French engraving used as frontispiece in a copy in the Houghton Library (f EC7.Sa324.733ka) was added by one of its previous owners
the "Preliminary Discourse" is illustrated with 5 plates, two of which are maps references:
ESTC T146975 Arnoud Vrolijk, "Sale, George (b. in or after 1696, d. 1736)," in: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2010, available online: http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/24529 (accessed 10 June 2011) Language of Catalogingeng
Digital Originrd
Still Image Item Type MetadataOriginal Formatbooks
Physical Dimensions26 x 21 x 5.75 cm
Citation“Koran, commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed, title page,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed April 8, 2025, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/items/show/6104. |