Publication Place
[18--] -
Subject
Manuscripts, Arabic, Manuscripts, Arabic /Michigan, Manuscripts, Arabic / Michigan /Ann Arbor., Islam, Islam /Prayers and devotions, Islam / Prayers and devotions /19th century.
Type
kitap
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
124
Physical Dimensions
124 leaves : paper ; 180 x 124 (117-139 x 63-81) mm. bound to 180 x 133 mm
Library
HathiTrust Digital Library
Record ID
005989137
Notes
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 47 Origin: Lacks dated colophon ; paper suggests 19th century. Accompanying materials: Two scraps of paper with notes (paginated pp.177-178 and pp.199-200). Former shelfmark: British Museum, London "No. 7. Aurad wa-ahzab." ; "۲۷۳" on tail of textblock. Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark brown leather ; Type II binding (with flap) ; pastedowns and flyleaves in a green surface-tinted wove paper ; upper and lower covers bear gold-stamped central panel, cornerpieces, and border (mainly rosettes and leaves) ; sewn in black thread, two and four stations, loose in some places ; overall in fair condition with some abrasion, staining, label affixed to upper cover, textblock detaching from spine, some negative draw in upper cover and flap, etc. Support: European laid paper mainly with 11 laid lines per cm. (horizontal), chain lines spaced 26 mm. apart (vertical), and watermarks including eagle (wings spread), lion rampant in shield with crown above ; some quires in European wove paper ; all thin (though sturdy) and well-burnished. Decoration: Keywords in some sections rubricated ; elsewhere occasional abbreivation symbols and marginalia (mainly notabilia/side-heads) rubricated ; appears that in some sections lacunae were left for textual dividers or rubricated keywords, headings, etc. Script: Naskh ; elegant Ottoman hand ; right-sloping head serifs ; effect of slight tilt to the left ; pointing in distinct dots ; mainly open counters ; graceful curvilinear descenders ; fully vocalized. Layout: Written mainly in 13, 15 and 17 lines per page ; frame-ruled. Collation: i, II (4), VI (16), V (26), I (28), IV (36), XI (58), V (68), IV (76), 2 III (88), I (90), IV+2 (100), III (106), VIII (122), I (124), i ; catchwords present ; pagination in black ink, Hindu-Arabic numerals ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes flyleaves and inserts). Title supplied by cataloguer. Ms. codex. Bookplate of British Museum, London on upper cover, "British Museum, London. No. 7. Aurad wa-ahzab." ; circular seal impression with figure of goat/gazelle in purple ink as well as inscription "438" in Western numerals on front flyleaf (p.1) ; circular waqf-seal impression in black ink appears with contents listing on 'title page' (p.11) and several places throughout, reads: "هذا وقف الراجي فيض الصمدي الشيخ احمد ضيا الدين ابن مصطفى الخالدي فمن بدله بعد ما سمعه فانما اثمه على الذين يبدلونه" in name of Aḥmad Ḍiyāʼ al-Dīn ibn Muṣṭafá al-Khālidī (i.e. Ahmed Ziyâüddîn Gümüşhanevî, d. 1893 or 4) ; occasional glosses and marginal corrections.. Fine copy of a prayer collection (majmūʻah / mecmua) of litanies and invocations with detailed contents listing at opening (pp.4-7) corresponding to pagination in Hindu-Arabic numerals.
