Author
Heyworth-Dunne, J. (James)
Publication Date
1930
Subject
Islamic philosophy, Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
80 leaves : paper ; 235 x 155 mm. bound to 225 x 148 mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194737490
Record ID
990068328520106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
1930s (exact date unknown)
Notes
Ms. codex., Title from 'title pages' for the various sections on pp.1, 36, 65, 97, 129., Incipit: "Praise be to God alone, and prayers be upon our master Muhammad and his family, and beyond. Man, among all the universes, is excellent in reason and thought, and thus qualified for happiness....", Explicit: "Then the subject is the vastus and constrictor, and here the discussion of the world of pure nature ends. This part is followed by the discussion of the protrusion in the mosque.", Collation: Pages between sections left blank, some serving as 'title pages' (see pp.33, 65, 97, 129) ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization., Layout: Written mainly in 14-19 lines per page., Script: Ruqʻah ; quick, modern hand in a medium line; serifless and freely ligatured with mainly closed counters, effect of inclination to the right and of words descending to baseline, pointing in strokes rather than distinct dots., Decoration: Written mainly in a blue-black ink., Support: Wove paper., Binding: Boards covered in dark green cloth with dark green leather over spine (quarter binding); pastedowns and flyleaves in wove paper printed with a floral vegetable pattern in green; spine gold-stamped with title and decorative accents over raised bands "Lamp of the Wise | J.H.D." ; sewing difficult to examine; stuck-on endbands (blue and white stripe); overall in fairly good condition., Former shelfmark: Mich. Island. Ms. temp. no. 112, Origin: Lacks dated colophon ; likely copied in Egypt in the late 1930s and bound for James Heyworth-Dunne (d.1974)., On upper pastedown, label with ex libris of James Heyworth-Dunne (d.1974), stamped with inventory number, "Ex Libris | J. Heyworth-Dunne | D. Lit. (London) | No. 7907" ; UM Library inscription on p.3 "Dunning | Heyworth-Dunne | 6-13-51 | 71955" ; marginal glosses., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 963
Sample Text
Careful copy of an apparently anonymous philosophical work arranged here in five parts.
Katkıda Bulunanlar
Heyworth-Dunne, J. (James), former owner.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251211
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
Heyworth-Dunne Collection.
Elde Ediliş
Acquired in the Fall of 1950.
