Descriptive Information

Title

فضائل القدس.

Transliterated Title

Faḍāʼil al-Quds.

Call Number

Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 31B

Identifier

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/hx11xh846

Language

Arabic

Date Created

1300-1399

Format

Manuscript

Rights Statement

No Known Copyright

Notes

Fols. 31; 15.7 x 11.6 cm.; written surface 11 x 8.4 cm.; 13 lines to page; on glazed Arabic paper; in naskhi; with vowel signs; with illumination.

A fragment of a work on the description of Jerusalem together with a history of events that took place there.

Beg.: بسم الله ... قال شىخ الامة ... الحمد لله خالق السموات والارض ومشرف بعض البقاع على بعض

Ending: هو منکر الحدىث لم ىروه عن عبد الله بن بشر

Title page illuminated in gold and color. On 43 folios following last is a fragment of a collection of correspondence in verse and prose. MS in fair condition; stained with dampness; several folios foxed; Arabic cloth binding. Probably from XlVth century.

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

Discovery Information

Subject

Jerusalem—Description and travel—Early works to 1800

Jerusalem—History—Early works to 1800

Physical Characteristics

File Count

78

Institutional Information

Collection

Manuscripts of the Islamic World

IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/5f6d2df9-da0a-44fc-8b78-85d3bf605795/manifest

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