Publication Date
1805
Subject
1618 to 1682, Arabic language, Grammar, Comparative and general, Islamic manuscripts, Memory of the World, Rhetoric
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Harvard Library
Library Asset ID
LCCN: 2021667155
Record ID
TN_cdi_loca_primary_2021667155
Library Location
ONLINE ACCESS
Date
1805
Notes
Transcribed in 1805, this manuscript is comprised of excerpts from al-Kulliyyat, a dictionary of terminology and language differences compiled by Abu l'Baqa al-Husseini al-Kafawi al-Hanafi (died 1683 [1094 AH]). The manuscript is from the Bašagić Collection of Islamic Manuscripts in the University Library of Bratislava, Slovakia, which was inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World register in 1997. Safvet beg Bašagić (1870-1934) was a Bosnian scholar, poet, journalist, and museum director who assembled a collection of 284 manuscript volumes and 365 print volumes that reflect the development of Islamic civilization from its inception to the early 20th century. The manuscript is item 318 in Jozef Blaškovič, Arabské, turecké a perzské rukopisy Univerzitnej knižnice v Bratislave (Arab, Turkish, and Persian manuscripts in the University Library, Bratislava).
Kaynak
Library of Congress Digital Collections: All Content
Başlık
Excerpts from al-Kulliyyat