Author
Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 17L
Publication Date
1154
Publication Place
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28 Ṣafar 1154 [May 15, 1741?]
Subject
Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton, Blind tooled bindings
Type
kitap
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
159
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
9963568483506421
Record ID
dcpg15bs72n
Library Location
Special Collections Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 17L
Date
01-01-1741 T00:00:00 AH/515-12-31 T:Khas:Khasz — 1741-515
Notes
The famous book Kalīlah wa-Dimnah, which is a translation, into Arabic from Pahlavi, of fables which are adaptations of the Indian tales of the Panchatantra originally brought from India in the time of Chosroes I. | Ms. codex., Title from title page (fol. 1a)., Collation: Paper fol. 159 + i ; catchwords ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals., Layout: 15 lines per page., Description: Rubricated ; MS in good condition but worm-eaten., Origin: According to colophon copy completed Saturday 28 Ṣafar 1154 (fol. 159b)., Incipit: In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, and in Him I trust. Praise be to God, who bestows His grace and blessings upon all of His creation... And after this, this is the introduction to the book Kalila wa Dimna presented by Hunud Ibn Ishaq..., Colophon: A great greeting until the Day of Judgment? The book of Kalila and Dimna is written on Saturday, the twenty-eighth of Safar of the month of the year 1154, peace be upon its owner | Later type II (with flap) binding in light brown leather. Blind-stamped mandorla with pendants and blind-tooled decorative edging on covers. Similar decoration on flap. Burghundy paper cutout design pasted on the inner edge of yellow paper pastedowns. Spine in poor condition. | Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1904. | Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 177.
İnternette mevcut
arks.princeton.edu
Koleksiyonlar
Middle East Manuscripts, Princeton Digital Library of Islamic Manuscripts
Bağışlayan
Garrett, Robert, 1875-1961
