Descriptive Information

Title

الرأي الصائب في اثبات ما لا بد منه للکاتب.

Transliterated Title

al-Raʼy al-ṣāʼib fī ithbāt mā lā budda minhu lil-kātib.

Call Number

Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 194B

Identifier

ark:/88435/dccr56nc65q

Language

Arabic

Date Created

1300-1399

Format

Manuscript

Rights Statement

Copyright Not Evaluated

Notes

Fols. 315; 19.8 x 14.3 cm.; written surface 16 x 9.3 cm.; 17 lines to page; on glazed Arabic paper; in naskhi; with vowel signs; with catchwords.

A manual for writers and secretaries dealing with grammar, style, idioms and orthography.

Beg.: بسم الله ... الحمد لله الذي قلد نحورالطروس من

Colophon: تم الکتاب ولله الحمد و المنة

A few marginal notes and glosses. Evidently copy was made during authorʼs life time. MS in good condition, but worm-eaten and mended; modern Arabic binding with flap. Probably unique.

Acquired from Bārūdī, Beirūt, A.D. 1925.

Discovery Information

Subject

Arabic language—Handbooks, manuals, etc—Early works to 1800

Physical Characteristics

File Count

441

Institutional Information

Collection

Manuscripts of the Islamic World

IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/6686d3c4-4bf7-47ed-b57c-21a6ea40a130/manifest

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