Publication Date
[18--].
Publication Place
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University of Michigan
Subject
Manuscripts, Arabic | Islam Prayers and devotions 19th century. | more | less
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
124
Physical Dimensions
124 leaves : paper ; 180 x 124 (117-139 x 63-81) mm. bound to 180 x 133 mm.
Library
Digital Library of the Middle East
Record ID
005989137
Library Location
University of Michigan
Date
[18--].
Notes
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 47 | Origin: Lacks dated colophon ; paper suggests 19th century. | Accompanying materials: Two scraps of paper with notes (paginated pp.177-178 and pp.199-200). | Former shelfmark: British Museum, London "No. 7. Aurad wa-ahzab." ; "۲۷۳" on tail of textblock. | Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark brown leather ; Type II binding (with flap) ; pastedowns and flyleaves in a green surface-tinted wove paper ; upper and lower covers bear gold-stamped central panel, cornerpieces, and border (mainly rosettes and leaves) ; sewn in black thread, two and four stations, loose in some places ; overall in fair condition with some abrasion, staining, label affixed to upper cover, textblock detaching from spine, some negative draw in upper cover and flap, etc. | Support: European laid paper mainly with 11 laid lines per cm. (horizontal), chain lines spaced 26 mm. apart (vertical), and watermarks including eagle (wings spread), lion rampant in shield with crown above ; some quires in European wove paper ; all thin (though sturdy) and well-burnished. | Decoration: Keywords in some sections rubricated ; elsewhere occasional abbreivation symbols and marginalia (mainly notabilia/side-heads) rubricated ; appears that in some sections lacunae were left for textual dividers or rubricated keywords, headings, etc. | Script: Naskh ; elegant Ottoman hand ; right-sloping head serifs ; effect of slight tilt to the left ; pointing in distinct dots ; mainly open counters ; graceful curvilinear descenders ; fully vocalized. | Layout: Written mainly in 13, 15 and 17 lines per page ; frame-ruled. | Collation: i, II (4), VI (16), V (26), I (28), IV (36), XI (58), V (68), IV (76), 2 III (88), I (90), IV+2 (100), III (106), VIII (122), I (124), i ; catchwords present ; pagination in black ink, Hindu-Arabic numerals ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes flyleaves and inserts). | Title supplied by cataloguer. | Ms. codex. | Fine copy of a prayer collection (majmūʻah / mecmua) of litanies and invocations with detailed contents listing at opening (pp.4-7) corresponding to pagination in Hindu-Arabic numerals. | more | less
Zaman Dilimi
19th century
