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Collection of poems by Ibn al-Fāriḍ. The text is followed on fol. 47a by 14 lines of poetry. Verses attributed to Ibn ʻArabī ("lil-Shaykh Muḥyī al-Dīn al-Akbar") on the margin of fol. 58a.
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- Publisher
- [1370]
- People
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- Author
- Ibn al-Fāriḍ, ʻUmar ibn ʻAlī, 1181 or 1182-1235
- ابن الفارض، عمر بن علي، 1181 or 1182-1235 .
- Related Name
- Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 6L.
- Language
- Arabic
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Item Summary
Collection of poems by Ibn al-Fāriḍ. The text is followed on fol. 47a by 14 lines of poetry. Verses attributed to Ibn ʻArabī ("lil-Shaykh Muḥyī al-Dīn al-Akbar") on the margin of fol. 58a.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- الديوان.
- Transliterated Title
- al-Dīwān.
- Call Number
- Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 6L
- Identifier
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dcbg257s929
- Publisher
- [1370]
- Language
- Arabic
- Date Created
- 1370
- Format
- Manuscript
- Extent
- 97 leaves : paper ; 240 x 170 (155 x 95) mm bound to 245 x 180 mm
- Provenance
- Impression of a seal on fol. 19a. Acquired by Robert Garrett from Brill, 1904.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.
- References
- Hitti, P. Garrett coll., 47
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Ms. codex.
- Title from colophon (fol. 96b).
- Note mentioning biographical details about the author on fol. 96b (later hand). Inscriptions on fol. 97b. Inscriptions on the pastedown of the upper cover, mentioning the dates 1238 and 1240 H. Inscription in Western numerals on a label pasted on the envelope flap: "90" (repeated on a label pasted on the upper cover).
- Collation: Paper ; fol. 97 ; chiefly quinions ; catchwords ; foliation in black ink using Arabic numerals (lost on most leaves due to the trimming of the pages) ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals.
- Layout: 15 lines per page.
- Description: Written in medium large script in black ink with use of red ; some vowel signs.
- Origin: According to colophon, copy completed on Monday 20 Rajab 771 (ʻām) [Feb. 17, 1370] (fol. 96b; one line scratched out before the colophon).
- Beginning as extant: واشراق شمسها يعد غروبها عن ربوعها واثبتها بعد ذكر السبب فى اخر هذا الديوان ... [1ب] ... فمن ذلك ما اخبرني به سيدي ولده المشا اليه رحمه الله تعلى ورحم سلفه قال كان الشيخ رضي الله عنه معتدل القامه وجهه.
- Begininning of verses on fol. 97a: لما رمانى الهدود وملني وحفا وصار محجبا عن اعيني.
- Explicit: ما وافى المحبة خقها الا لمحب دايم اليقظان.
- Binding Note
- Later type II (with flap) binding in dark brown leather over paper pasteboards. Blind-stamped mandorla and blind-tooled edging on covers. Similar decoration on flap (stamped decoration covered with a label). Wear on edges ; rebacked ; disbound.
Discovery Information
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 206
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Manuscripts of the Islamic World
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/46460d8e-44b9-4950-b7da-f2404e8634e9/manifest