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A collection of six treatises on animals, conduct of goverment, and consolation for the loss of loved ones.
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Manuscripts of the Islamic World
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- Publisher
- [18th century?]
- People
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- Related Name
- Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 1156H
- Language
- Arabic
- Subject
- Cats—Early works to 1800
- Consolation (Islam)—Early works to 1800
- Dogs—Early works to 1800
- Education of princes—Early works to 1800
- Islam and state—Early works to 1800
- Kings and rulers—Conduct of life—Early works to 1800
- Kings and rulers—Religious aspects—Islam—Early works to 1800
- Lion—Early works to 1800
- Roosters—Early works to 1800
- Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton
- Autographs
- Stamps
- Watermarks
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Item Summary
A collection of six treatises on animals, conduct of goverment, and consolation for the loss of loved ones.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- مجموعة عدة رسائل.
- Transliterated Title
- Majmūʻah ʻiddat rasāʼil.
- Call Number
- Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 1156H
- Identifier
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/fj236935g
- Publisher
- [18th century?]
- Language
- Arabic
- Date Created
- 1700-1799
- Format
- Manuscript
- Extent
- 81 leaves : paper ; 164 x 108 (110 x 68) mm bound to 164 x 106 mm.
- Provenance
- Ownership signatures: Muḥammad Wafā, obscured signature (fol. 2a); Muḥammad Abū al-Anwār al-Sādāt with his seal impressions (fol. 24a). Acquired from Brill, Leyden, A.D. 1900.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.
- References
- Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 2041.
- Ḥājjī Khalīfah, Kashf al-ẓunūn (1835-58), VI, p. 355.
- Khulāṣat al-Athar, IV, p. 360.
- Catalogue des manuscrits arabes de la Bibliothèque Nationale, 2026³.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Contents
- 1. fol. 2a-23a: Kitāb al-Ishārāt wa-al-dalāyil ilá bayān mā fī al-dīk min al-ṣifāt wa-al-faḍāyil / taʼlīf Aḥmad al-Fayyūmī al-Gharqāwī. A treatise on the excellences of the rooster.
- 2. fol. 24a-45a: Kitāb Ḥusn al-sulūk fī maʻrifat ādāb al-mulk wa-al-mulūk / Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad al-Fayyūmī al-Gharqāwī. A treatise on the conduct of government and the etiquette of kings.
- 3. fol. 47a-52a: Risālah fī bayān asmāʼ al-sinnawr / Jalāl al-Dīn ʻAbd al-Raḥmān al-Asyūṭī al-Shāfiʻī. A treatise on the various names of the cat. Followed by a short account from al-Suyūṭī (fol. 51b-52a).
- 4. fol. 53a-61a: Ikhbār al-ṭullāb bi-akhbār al-kilāb / Jalāl al-Dīn ʻAbd al-Raḥmān al-Suyūṭī. A treatise about dogs.
- 5. fol. 62a-65b: Niẓām al-lasad fī asmāʼ al-asad / Jalāl al-Dīn ʻAbd al-Raḥmān al-Asyūṭī. A treatise on the various names of the lion.
- 6. fol. 67a-81a: Kitāb Sulwān al-muṣāb bi-furqat al-aḥbāb / Marʻī ibn Yūsuf al-Ḥanbalī al-Maqdisī. A treatise of consolation for the loss of loved ones.
- Notes
- Ms. composite codex.
- Title from list of contents (fol. 1a).
- A few marginal notes and glosses. Some blank folios and inscriptions in between the texts. List of contents (fol. 1a). Some folios folded to preserve marginal notes. Inscriptions (fol. 1a-1b).
- Collation: Paper ; fol. 81 ; catchwords ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals.
- Layout: 25 lines per page ; ruled.
- Description: Rubricated ; watermarks (f. 1-46, 66-81: three crescents, cross [on hills?]; f. 47-61: crown, grapes) ; MS in good condition.
- Origin: Probably from the early XVIIIth century.
- Incipit: [كتاب الاشارات] بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ... الحمد لله الملهم بحمده ... اما بعد فقد اعتني الناس بشان الديك وجمع الاخبار -- [حسن السلوك] بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ... بحمدك اللهم يا من سجدت ... اما بعد فهذه فوايد ونكة فرايد ولطايف -- [رسالة في بيان] بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله وحده ... وبعد فهذا ما ذكره العلامة ... الاسيوطى في بعض كتبه -- [اخبار الطلاب] بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم قال ... الاسيوطي ... في بعض مولفاته الذي اللفه في انواع الحيوانات -- [نظام اللسد] بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله خالق الاسد والصلاة والسلام -- [سلوان المصاب] بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ... الحمد لله يجيب دعوة ... اما بعد فهذه فوايد لطيفة وفرايد
- Colophon: [كتاب الاشارات] انتهى وانظره مع قول الدميري ... وصلي الله علي سيدنا محمد وعلي اله وصحبه وسلم تسليما كثيرا -- [حسن السلوك] فانتهى فرحمها الله تعالى ... ولا حول ولا قوة الا بالله العلي العظيم تم -- [رسالة في بيان] والحمد لله رب العالمين وصلي الله وسلم علي سيدنا محمد واله وصحبه اجمعين امين -- [اخبار الطلاب] كما يعلمه مناوقف عليه والحمد لله وحده -- [نظام اللسد] هذا اخر التاليف الفه الشيخ جلال الدين عبد الرحمن الاسيوطي في اسما الاسد رحمه الله تعالى امين -- [سلوان المصاب] وفي هذا القدر كفاية لمن ... والله سبحانه وتعالى اعلم
- Binding Note
- Later? type II (with flap) binding in brown leather and marbled paper. Green paper pastedowns. Flap is missing. Cover possibly re-used.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Cats—Early works to 1800
- Consolation (Islam)—Early works to 1800
- Dogs—Early works to 1800
- Education of princes—Early works to 1800
- Islam and state—Early works to 1800
- Kings and rulers—Conduct of life—Early works to 1800
- Kings and rulers—Religious aspects—Islam—Early works to 1800
- Lion—Early works to 1800
- Roosters—Early works to 1800
- Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton
- Autographs
- Stamps
- Watermarks
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 172
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Manuscripts of the Islamic World
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/3cdb6911-8b32-4337-90d2-31092503acea/manifest