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Selections, possibly from the Kitāb al-Majālis by Ibn al-Nuʻmān al-Baghdādī al-Mufīd. The work deals with the creation of heaven and earth, the elements, geography, animal life, precious stones, the inhabitants of the world and history.
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Metadata
- Publisher
- Rajab 972 [February 1565]
- People
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- Related Name
- نكدهوي، جعفر بن مصطفى، active 16th century
- Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 590H
- Language
- Arabic
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Item Summary
Selections, possibly from the Kitāb al-Majālis by Ibn al-Nuʻmān al-Baghdādī al-Mufīd. The work deals with the creation of heaven and earth, the elements, geography, animal life, precious stones, the inhabitants of the world and history.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- كتاب المجالس.
- Transliterated Title
- Kitāb al-Majālis.
- Call Number
- Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 590H
- Identifier
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dc028716502
- Publisher
- Rajab 972 [February 1565]
- Language
- Arabic
- Date Created
- 1565
- Format
- Manuscript
- Extent
- (1), 122, (1) leaves : paper ; 208 x 156 (150 x 112) mm. bound to 207 x 165 mm.
- Provenance
- Signature of Ḥusayn [obscured]; reading statement for ʻAlī ibn Ḍayf dated 1036 with his tughrah (fol. (1)a); signature of Aḥmad ibn Nūḥ[?] (fol. 122a). Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.
- References
- Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 773.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Ms. codex.
- Title from title page (fol. (1)a).
- Title also appears on upper edge of text block. Some stray writing on the title page.
- Collation: Paper ; fol. (1) + 122 + (1) ; catchwords ; foliation in ink using Hindu-Arabic numerals ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals.
- Layout: 15 lines per page ; ruled.
- Description: Rubricated ; overlining in red and black ; full vowel signs on fol. 1b-64a ; watermarks (anchor topped by a star) ; MS in good condition.
- Origin: According to colophon copied beginning of Rajab 972 by Jaʻfar ibn Muṣṭafá al-Nakdahʹwī (fol. 122a).
- Incipit: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم من المجالس للعلامة الرحلة الشيخ زين الدين محمود الحنفي رحمه الله فوايد ومجالس لطيفة فيها مجلس في خلق الايام وغيرها اعلم انهم اختلقوا في اول المخلوقات فقيل القلم وعليه جماعة ...
- Colophon: تم الکتاب المبارك على يد الفقير بعون الله القدير جعفر بن مصطفى النکدْوي في أوائل رجب المرجب من شهور سنة اثني وسبعين وتسعمائة
- Binding Note
- Contemporaneous? type II (with flap) binding in dark red leather. Blind-stamped mandorla and decorative blind-tooled edging on covers. Only a portion of the flap remains.
Discovery Information
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 254
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Manuscripts of the Islamic World
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/6ed3248e-8d53-40b5-805c-e975f52f26d3/manifest