Author
Fikrī, Amīn, 1856 or 1857-1898 or 1899
Author Original
Fikrī, Amīn, 1856 or 1857-1898 or 1899, فكري، امين، 1856 or 1857-1898 or 1899
Publication Date
1307
Publication Place
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12 Ṣafar 1307 [October 8, 1889]
Subject
Arabic language—Grammar—Early works to 1800, Arabic language—Variation—Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton
Type
Book
Language
ar
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
28
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
9963571243506421
Record ID
dcj098zq153
Library Location
Special Collections Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 87L
Date
01-01-1889 T00:00:00 G/12-31-1008 T:Khas:Khasz — 1889-1008
Notes
A tract refuting those who advocated the replacement of the classical Arabic by the colloquial as a written language. | Ms. codex., Title from title page (fol. 1a)., A few marginal notes. The author, an Egyptian official, was a representative at the Congress of Orientalists at Stockholm., Collection: Paper ; fol. i + 28 + i ; catchwords; Modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals., Layout: 15 lines per page., Description: MS in good condition. Rare., Origin: According to colophon copy completed 12 Ṣafar 1307 by Muḥammad Rayḥān (fol. 28a)., Incipit: Some European scholars of eastern languages have argued that the Arabic language used for communication today in the countries in which the Arabic tongue is spoken..., Colophon: It was written by its writer Muhammad Rayhan on 12 Safar al-Khair in the year 1307 Hijri | Contemporaneous quarter-bound type III (without flap) binding in red leather and blue and red marbled paper. | Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1904. | Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 485.