Author
ʻIyāḍ ibn Mūsá, 1083-1149, Iyad ibn Musa
Author Original
عياض بن موسى
Publication Date
1815
Subject
Muḥammad, Prophet, -632 -- Biography -- Early works to 1800, Muḥammad, Prophet, -632 -- Prayers and devotions -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
240 leaves : paper ; 222 x 155 (150 x 85) mm. bound to 223 x 155-165 mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194678663
Record ID
990059831460106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
Possibly between 1815-1816
Notes
Ms. codex., Title from colophon on fol.240b (p.480)., Incipit: “A Lord who makes things easy and not difficult, a Lord who completes with good,” said the jurist and judge, Imam Abu al-Fadl Ayyad ibn Musa ibn Ayyad al-Yahsbi, may God be pleased with him. Praise be to God, who is unique in His supreme name, which refers to the King, the Most Mighty, the Most Powerful, without whom there is no end, and beyond whom there is no goal... As for what follows, may God shine my heart and your heart with the lights of certainty and be gracious to me and to you with what He has been gracious to me. To His pious guardians...”, Explicit: “For He is the Most Generous who never disappoints, nor does He triumph over those who let Him down, nor rejects the call of those who seek Him, nor does He correct the work of corruptors. And He is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs.”, Colophon: “Scribal,” semi-triangular, reads: “The Noble Book of Shifa was completed in the year two hundred and thirty-one thousand,” Collation: i, 24 V(240), ii ; chiefly quinions; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes back flyleaves)., Layout: Written in 21 lines per page ; frame-ruled., Script: Naskh ; elegant Ottoman Turkish hand; Partially serifed with right-sloping head serifs appearing regularly on lām ; effect of slight tilt to the left; closed and open counters ; pointing in distinct dots ; free assimilation of certain letters including rāʼ with following letter, final hāʼ with preceding rāʼ or dāl, etc. ; Partially vocalized., Decoration: Fine illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān) on fol.1b (p.1) consisting of rectangular piece surmounted by semi-circular (dome) piece ; rectangular piece carries empty cartouche defined by flanking floral vegetable accents in blue and pink on fields of gold; Scalloped semi-circular piece is filled with floral vegetable pattern in blue, pink and gold on field of gold, outlined in red and blue, and surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue with red and gold accents; The headpiece is set in a well of pink, red and gold bands; written area of incipit and facing page bordered in frame consisting of a heavy gold band with narrower gold bands setting off text; elsewhere written area (and margin) surrounded by red rule-border ; occasional textual dividers in the form of gold discs; Text rubricated with section headings, keywords, overlining, etc. in red., Support: European laid paper with 13 laid lines per cm. (vertical) and chain lines spaced 31 mm. apart(horizontal); crisp and only lightly burnished; watermarks include lion rampant in shield or scrollwork and "C E W" ; moisture damage, staining and smudging; Front flyleaf has partially adhered to upper board., Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark red leather; Type II binding (with flap); pastedowns and flyleaves in a blue-green tinted laid paper; upper and lower covers large bear stamped and gold-painted scalloped mandorla with vegetable composition (compare Déroche class. OAi 6) and pendants; sewn in rose-colored (pink) and yellow thread, two stations; in fair condition with significant staining, some abrasion, repairs in a variety of red and black leathers, lifting and detaching of leather (especially edges/turn-ins), paper label affixed to lower cover, some spine slant (cocked), etc., Former shelfmark: British Museum, London “No. 11. Al-Shifa al-sharif.”, Origin: As appears in colophon on fol.240b (p.480) transcription finished 1231 H [1815 or 1816 M]. No other details on copyist or place of transcription provided., Bookplate of British Museum, London on lower cover,"British Museum, London. No. 11. Al-Shifa al-sharif." ; circular seal impression with figure of goat/gazelle in purple ink as well as inscription "259" in Western numerals on fol.1a (p.1) ; also on fol.1a (p.1) faint circular waqf-seal impression in blue ink (and on fol.240b/p.480) “This book was endowed by the late late Hajj Izzat Pasha [?]”; owners' or sellers' mark on back flyleaf (p.482) "Part 24" ; Occasional marginal corrections., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 24
Sample Text
Fine copy of the treatise on devotional obligations towards the Prophet.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Biography, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
Tiflis Collection.
Elde Ediliş
Acquired by purchase along with Abdul Hamid Collection (funds donated by Horace Rackham).
Konular (Diğer)
Headpieces (layout features)
