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Love poetry by Ibn Sūdūn (d. 1464), and magic recipes

Title	Love poetry by Ibn Sūdūn (d. 1464), and magic recipes
Publication Date:	1500-1510 (undated)
Type	Document
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	203 mm x 267 mm (height x width)
Library:	Chester Beatty
Record ID	Is Pp31
Library Location	Islamic Collection
Date	1500-1510 (undated)
Notes	Love poetry and magic recipes from Cairo. Bifolio, ink on paper, from a codex (binding holes in central fold), Arabic text in naskh script, in two different hands, (smaller text:) recipes (ṣifa) for magic potions, noting ingredients (lisān al-thawr =borage, al-`aqrab al-aṣfar =yellow scorpion) in amounts of dirhams, with preparation instructions, (larger text:) verses by the Cairo poet Ibn Sūdūn (d. 1464), unsigned, Egypt, undated, c. 1500-1510
Materyal	Paper, Ink (material)
Nesne Adı	Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)
Müstensih ve Üretim Yeri	Unknown, Egypt
Yazı Tipi	Naskh script

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Love poetry by Ibn Sūdūn (d. 1464), and magic recipes

Publication Date 1500-1510 (undated)

Type Document

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 203 mm x 267 mm (height x width)

Library Chester Beatty

Record ID Is Pp31

Library Location Islamic Collection

Date 1500-1510 (undated)

Notes Love poetry and magic recipes from Cairo. Bifolio, ink on paper, from a codex (binding holes in central fold), Arabic text in naskh script, in two different hands, (smaller text:) recipes (ṣifa) for magic potions, noting ingredients (lisān al-thawr =borage, al-`aqrab al-aṣfar =yellow scorpion) in amounts of dirhams, with preparation instructions, (larger text:) verses by the Cairo poet Ibn Sūdūn (d. 1464), unsigned, Egypt, undated, c. 1500-1510

Materyal Paper, Ink (material)

Nesne Adı Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)

Müstensih ve Üretim Yeri Unknown, Egypt

Yazı Tipi Naskh script