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A fragment of a book on jurisprudence. Incomplete at the beginning and end. First full chapter is "Bāb khidmat al-rajul fī ahlih" and ends partway through "Bāb mā bi-jawz min al-istiqrāḍ".
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- Publisher
- [14th century?]
- People
-
- Related Name
- Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 918H
- Language
- Arabic
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Item Summary
A fragment of a book on jurisprudence. Incomplete at the beginning and end. First full chapter is "Bāb khidmat al-rajul fī ahlih" and ends partway through "Bāb mā bi-jawz min al-istiqrāḍ".
Descriptive Information
- Title
- [Fragment of a text on Islamic law]
- Call Number
- Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 918H
- Identifier
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dcdv140571p
- Publisher
- [14th century?]
- Language
- Arabic
- Date Created
- 1300-1399
- Format
- Manuscript
- Extent
- 60 leaves : paper ; 258 x 175 (185-190 x 123) mm.
- Provenance
- Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.
- References
- Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 1658.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Ms. codex.
- Title from print catalog.
- Collation: Paper ; fol. 60 ; catchwords ; quires signed: 17-22 ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals.
- Layout: 20 lines per page.
- Description: Rubricated ; vowel signs ; MS in good condition.
- Origin: Probably from the XlVth century.
- Incipit: على علي لکان قد تقدم ... باب خدمة الرجل في اهله
- Ending: لا يجوز استثنا القليل من الکثير وحکي انه بمذهب البصريين
- Binding Note
- Unbound.
Discovery Information
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 124
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Princeton’s Holdings of the al-Madani Library
- Manuscripts of the Islamic World
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/7cd1e04f-4bb0-4b9e-95d8-85e8380ffd24/manifest