Author
AḤMAD ibn Muḥammad Abū al-Maʿālī al-Kūfī. Author of the text
Publication Date
1601-1700
Subject
Horse riding, hunting and military art
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
96
Physical Dimensions
Papier. - 96 feuillets. - Hauteur, 22 centimètres ; largeur, 15 centimètres et demi. 19 lignes par page
Library
Bibliothèque nationale de France Gallica
Record ID
ark:/12148/btv1b11001875d
Library Location
National Library of France
Date
24/10/2016 — 1601-1700
Notes
Contains: كتاب الفروسية “Treaty of riding”, or perhaps better كتاب الفروسية برسم الجهاد “Treaty of riding, with a view to the war against the infidels”; Distinctive signs of the intelligent man and the fool; Passages from the Quran and traditions relating to holy war, accompanied by prayers and observations on horseback fencing; Technical description of seventy-two maneuvers (بند) that are performed with the lance; List of the twenty-five feints (تساريح) which can be made with the spear, followed by a chapter on the names which designate this weapon and another on the movements which are executed with the spear (مناصب الحرب); Treatise on fireworks used in war
