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[كوكب الروضة]
[Kawkab al-Rawḍah]
Acephalous copy of a popular history of Egypt, dependent mostly on al-Khiṭaṭ of al-Maqrīzī 766-845 [1364/5-1442]. A large part is devoted to a description of the topography of the country and of the Nile.
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- Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 185H
- Language
- Arabic
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Item Summary
Acephalous copy of a popular history of Egypt, dependent mostly on al-Khiṭaṭ of al-Maqrīzī 766-845 [1364/5-1442]. A large part is devoted to a description of the topography of the country and of the Nile.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- [كوكب الروضة]
- Transliterated Title
- [Kawkab al-Rawḍah]
- Call Number
- Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 185H
- Identifier
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dc73666f32x
- Language
- Arabic
- Format
- Manuscript
- Extent
- 186 leaves : paper ; 208x 153 (153 x 100) mm. bound to 205 x 160 mm.
- Provenance
- Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.
- References
- Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 617.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- A few marginal notes. In a statement before the colophon the author acknowledges his dependence on al-Maqrīzī.
- Collation: Paper ; fol. 186 ; catchwords ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals.
- Description: Rubricated ; watermarks ; MS in fair condition.
- Layout: 21-24 lines per page.
- Ms. codex.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Colophon: وجلعته مختصرا مفيدا والله الموفق للصواب واليه المرجع والمآب والحمد لله وحده وصلى الله على من لا نبي بعده اي سيدنا محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم تسليما کثيرا. ولا حولا [حول] ولا قوة الا بالله العلي العظيم
- Incipit: وخمسمائة وسمع من ابي الفضل مکرم بن محمد
- Binding Note
- Quarter-bound type III (without flap) binding in brown leather and tan paper. Multi-colored endbands.
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 380
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/7b6bdb58-42b9-4f32-a59d-4941c4af7d3c/manifest