Author
Bayḍāwī, ʻAbd Allāh ibn ʻUmar, -1286?
Author Original
Bayḍāwī, ʻAbd Allāh ibn ʻUmar, -1286?, بيضاوي، عبد الله بن عمر، -1286?
Publication Date
1509
Publication Place
-
915 [1509 or 1510]
Subject
Qurʼan—Commentaries—History—13th century—Sources, Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton, illuminated manuscripts, headpieces (layout features), Gold tooled bindings, Blind tooled bindings, Cloth bindings, Headbands
Type
Book
Language
ar
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
9952733643506421
Record ID
dc4b29bj92c
Library Location
Special Collections Oversize Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 651Hq
Date
1509-01-01T00:00:00Z — 1509
Notes
Commentary on the Qurān, also known as Anwār al-tanzīl wa-asrār al-taʼwīl. | Ms. codex., Title from title page (fol. 1a)., Marginal anotations (rare after fol. 242b). Inserts., Collection: Paper ; fol. 488 + i ; catchwords; Partial modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals (every 10 folios)., Layout: 33 lines per page ; frame-ruled in red., Description: Rubricated ; MS in good condition., Decoration: Illuminated headpiece in gold, blue, red and black; this folio is frame-ruled in gold and black (fol. 1b)., Origin: Date "sanah 915" written at the end of the text (fol. 488a)., Incipit: Praise be to God who sent down the Criterion to His servant so that he might be a warner to the worlds... And after that, the greatest of sciences in value and the highest in honor and light is the science of interpretation, which is the head of the religious sciences and its head is the building and basis of the rules of the Sharia, Explicit: From Paradise and people, an explanation of the obsession or For the one who or is related to whispering, meaning whispering, into their chests... It is as if he read the books that God Almighty has sent down, and God, Glory be to Him, knows best what is right, and to Him is the return and the return. May God’s blessings and peace be upon our Master Muhammad and upon his family and companions, the Master of the beloved and the Messenger of the Lord of Lords, our Master Muhammad, who has been given wisdom and the excellence of speech, and upon his family may lasting blessings and peace be with them until the end of time. Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen | Later type II (with flap) binding in reddish-brown leather over paper pasteboards. Blind-stamped mandorla with gold-tooling outline and blind- and gold-tooled edging on covers. Green cloth covering on envelope flap. The fore-edge flap has gold painted fillets and flower patterns. Green cloth double. Multi-colored endbands. Rebacked. | Acquired by Robert Garrett from Brill, Leyden, 1900. | Hitti, P. Garrett coll., 1276
