Author
Damīrī, Muḥammad ibn Mūsá, 1341?-1405. Author info »
Author Original
Damīrī, Muḥammad ibn Mūsá, 1341?-1405. Author info »
Subject
Zoology > Dictionaries. Zoology > Pre-Linnean works. Animals in the Qurʼan. Science, Medieval. rubrics headpieces (layout features) illuminations (paintings)
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
No
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
64 leaves ; 23 x 19 cm
Library
The Cornell University Library
Record ID
16492986
Library Location
Cornell University Library
Notes
Written in 2 hands, in brown ink with important work picked out in blue and red with an illuminated headpiece on the first page. Bound in contemporary red leather with a fore-edge flap and tooled medallions and gilt ruling.
Sample Text
An alphabetical zoologial lexicon in Arabic. Over 900 animals mentioned in the Qur'an or known in Arabic literature are listed in the work.
Kaynak göster
Kitab Hayat al-Hayawan, #8891 Bd. Ms. 1. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Üretildi
Meknes, Morocco, 1267 [1851]
