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[Collection of prayers and charms].

Title	[Collection of prayers and charms].
Author	Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner., Schoenberg, Lawrence J., former owner., Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Publication Date:	1750
Publication Place	[between 1750 and 1850?] -
Subject	Islam--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800., Islamic magic--Early works to 1800., Islamic magic., Islam--Prayers and devotions.
Type	Document
Language	Arabic
Digital	No
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	150 leaves : paper, illuminations ; 173 x 116 (120 x 70) mm bound to 173 x 124 mm
Library:	Penn Libraries
Library Asset ID	808635847
Record ID	9958166593503681
Library Location	University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Date	1750
Notes	Ms. codex., Title supplied by cataloger., Collation: Paper, 150; 1-15¹⁰. Catchwords on each page, lower left verso., Layout: Written in 11 long lines; border-ruled., Script: Written in naskh in black ink; pointed ., Decoration: Simple gilt headpieces, some with titles entered in red and others empty; textblock border-ruled in red; red dots with tails punctuate the text., Binding: Red leather over pasteboard with flap (Type II); flap does not fit the fore-edge of the textblock, possibly a re-purposed cover; blind stamped circular flowers in center, on corners and in the middle of each edge; blind-tooled frame., Origin: The item is undated, probably late 18th or early 19th century., Watermark: Walking lion. \| Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative. \| Arabic. \| Sold by bookseller Thomas Thorpe to Sir Thomas Phillipps, ms. 2370 (spine label, stamp on f. 1r)., Sold at auction at Sotheby's in a sale of Phillipps manuscripts, 25 Nov. 1968, lot 242., Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2012., Gift of Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg, 2016.
Sample Text	Collection of prayers, including several based on the Āyat al-Kursī, and several others for each day of the week.
Atıf Şekli	UPenn LJS 40.
Tür	Manuscripts, Arabic., Manuscripts, 18th century., Manuscripts, Digital., codices (bound manuscripts), prayers (compositions), Prayers., Devotional literature.

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[Collection of prayers and charms].

Author Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner., Schoenberg, Lawrence J., former owner., Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Publication Date 1750

Publication Place [between 1750 and 1850?] -

Subject Islam--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800., Islamic magic--Early works to 1800., Islamic magic., Islam--Prayers and devotions.

Type Document

Language Arabic

Digital No

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 150 leaves : paper, illuminations ; 173 x 116 (120 x 70) mm bound to 173 x 124 mm

Library Penn Libraries

Library Asset ID 808635847

Record ID 9958166593503681

Library Location University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Date 1750

Notes Ms. codex., Title supplied by cataloger., Collation: Paper, 150; 1-15¹⁰. Catchwords on each page, lower left verso., Layout: Written in 11 long lines; border-ruled., Script: Written in naskh in black ink; pointed ., Decoration: Simple gilt headpieces, some with titles entered in red and others empty; textblock border-ruled in red; red dots with tails punctuate the text., Binding: Red leather over pasteboard with flap (Type II); flap does not fit the fore-edge of the textblock, possibly a re-purposed cover; blind stamped circular flowers in center, on corners and in the middle of each edge; blind-tooled frame., Origin: The item is undated, probably late 18th or early 19th century., Watermark: Walking lion. | Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative. | Arabic. | Sold by bookseller Thomas Thorpe to Sir Thomas Phillipps, ms. 2370 (spine label, stamp on f. 1r)., Sold at auction at Sotheby's in a sale of Phillipps manuscripts, 25 Nov. 1968, lot 242., Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2012., Gift of Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg, 2016.

Sample Text Collection of prayers, including several based on the Āyat al-Kursī, and several others for each day of the week.

Atıf Şekli UPenn LJS 40.

Tür Manuscripts, Arabic., Manuscripts, 18th century., Manuscripts, Digital., codices (bound manuscripts), prayers (compositions), Prayers., Devotional literature.