Author
Commercial Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.), former owner.
Publication Date
1850
Publication Place
[West Africa?], [between 1850 and 1899?] -
Subject
Muḥammad, Prophet, -632--Prayers and devotions., Islam--Prayers and devotions.
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
1 online resource (82 loose leaves)
Library
Penn Libraries
Library Asset ID
1112608132
Record ID
9977571453603681
Library Location
University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Date
1850
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger., Foliation: Leaves are unfoliated and loose; catchwords every verso, lower left., Layout: Written in 6 long lines., Script: Written in a maghribī influenced West African naskh in black ink; pointed and vocalized., Decoration: Rubrications in red; headings for the days have a red and black border around them., Binding: Unbound; loose leaf codex with nothing to hold the leaves together., Origin: Item is undated, probably produced in the 19th century; machine-made paper., Dimensions of original manuscript: 96 x 126 (70 x 90) mm., Machine-made paper; ruled by folding., Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Libraries, 2019. | Arabic. | Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Sample Text
Loose leaf copy of portions of a book of prayers divided by day. This copy contains parts of prayers said on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and is in catchword order, though leaves are missing. Some leaves have been replaced in a different hand, on modern, lined paper (text is written perpendicular to the lines).
Atıf Şekli
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology 2003-82-445.
Tür
Fascimiles., Prayer books., Manuscripts, Arabic., Manuscripts, 19th century.
