Author
Munayyir, Ḥanānīyā, 1757-1820
Subject
Shūf (Lebanon)—History[Browse]
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
No
Manuscript
Yes
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
1340422392
Record ID
9963572503506421
Notes
Foles. 158; 20.5 x 14.6 cm.; written surface 16 x 10.4 cm.; 16 lines to page; on European paper; in naskhi; with catchwords.A history of Jabal al-Shūf, the southern part of Mt. Lebanon, from the fall of the Maʻn family and the rise of the Shihāb family in A.H. 1109 [A.D. 1697] to A.H. 1222 [A.D. 1807/8].Beg.: In the name of God, the living and eternal. Praise be to God, the One, the Almighty, above the beginning, the end, and the other. Ending: And all the incidents that befell them were not with the consent of his brother, Prince Bashir, but rather were the actions and measures of George Baz.Marginal notes in English. The copyist, as stated on the title page by a later hand, is Nāṣīf al-Yāziji, A.D. 1871. MS in good condition but worm-eaten and foxed; Arabic cloth binding. Probably unique.Acquired from Bārūdī, Beirūt, A.D. 1925.