Author
Ibn Abī al-Rabīʻ, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Raḥīm, 1080 or 1081-1169 or 1170
Author Original
Ibn Abī al-Rabīʻ, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Raḥīm, 1080 or 1081-1169 or 1170, ابن ابي الربيع، محمد بن عبد الرحيم، 1080 or 1081-1169 or 1170
Subject
Geography, Medieval—Early works to 1800, Voyages and travels—Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton, Watermarks (Paper)
Type
kitap
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
31
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
9963573683506421
Record ID
dckw52jk727
Library Location
Special Collections Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 588H
Date
01-01-1500 T00:00:00 AH/12-31-1899 T:Khas:Khasz — 1500-1899
Notes
A cosmographical work, being a description of the wonders seen by the author in his travels. It is divided into four sections, namely: (1) a description of the world and its inhabitants; (2) the wonders and remarkable structures of various lands; (3) description of the seas and the wonders of its animals, of ambergris, pitch, naphtha and fire in its islands; (4) description of graves and tombs. | Ms. codex., Title from title page (fol. 1a)., On the title page is a statement from Ḥā̄jjī Khalīfah, Kashf al-ẓunūn (1835-58), II, p. 222 to the effect that the author died after 560 [1164/5]. Folios 26b-29b, 30b-31b, and the verso of the following folio contain historical accounts about early Islamic figures including Caliph ʻAbd al-Mālik ibn Marwān, ʻAlī ibn Jabalah al-ʻAkawwak, Hārūn al-Rashīd and Jabalah ibn al-Ayham., Collation: Paper ; fol. i + 31 + ii ; catchwords ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals., Layout: 23-25 lines per page., Description: Watermarks (three crescents, roman-alphabet letters "VG"; 3 faces-in-the-moon) ; MS in good condition., Incipit: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم رب يسر ولا تعسر رب تممر بالخير الحمد لله الذي ابدع العالم على توحيده فشهد كل موجود بوجوده ... اما بعد ان الله سبحانه وتعالى جلت قدرته وشملت رحمته قدمن علي جميع العباد نعما ما لها تناه ..., Colophon: وقد تم الکتاب والله الهادي الى الصواب وهو الملك الوهاب والحمد لله رب العالمين وصلى الله على سيدنا ومولانا وهادينا ومهدينا محمد وعلى آل محمد وصحبه وازواجه وذريته واهل بيته عدد کل حرف کتب ويکتب ابد الابدين ودهر الداهرين الى ان يرث الله الارض ومن عليها وهو خير الوارثين امين تم | Later quarter-bound type III (without flap) binding in material and blue marbled paper. Brown paper pastedowns and endpapers. | Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900. | Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 766., al-Maqqarī (Leyden), p. 617., Ḥājjī Khalīfah, Kashf al-ẓunūn (1835-58), II, p. 222., Ahlwardt, Verzeichnis der arabischen Handschriften, 6038/9., Catalogue des manuscrits arabes de la Bibliothèque Nationale, 2167-71., Rieu, Supplement of the catalogue of the Arabic Mss, 686.
Alternatif
Tuḥfat al-albāb wa-nukhbat al-aʻjāb, تحفة الالباب ونخبة الاعجاب
İnternette mevcut
arks.princeton.edu
Koleksiyonlar
Middle East Manuscripts, Princeton Digital Library of Islamic Manuscripts
Bağışlayan
Garrett, Robert, 1875-1961
