Author
Burūsawī, Ya`qūb ibn ʻAlī, -1524 or 1525
Author Original
بروسوي، يعقوب بن علي
Publication Date
1573
Subject
Sajāwandī, Sirāj al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, active 12th century. Farāʼid al-Sirājīyah, Jurjānī, ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad, al-Sayyid al-Sharīf, 1340–1413. Farāʼiḍ al-Sharīfīyah, Inheritance and succession (Islamic law) -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
70 leaves : paper ; 182 x 140 (135-150 x 80-95) mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194832137
Record ID
990068049950106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
Possibly between 1573-1574
Notes
Ms. codex., Title from inscriptions on front flyleaf (p.5) and 'title page' (p.7)., Incipit: "Praise be to God who made knowledge a guidance for the worlds and adorned with it the breasts of the worlds... And the weak servant... Yaqoub bin Sayyid Ali says... When I saw the explanation of the learned professor... Al-Sayyid Al-Sharif Al-Jarjani... it needs to solve closed areas and reveal problematic locations. I wrote these papers seeking the help of the Creator King...", Explicit: "In all of this with Ali, may God be pleased with him And on behalf of all the rest of the Companions, along with all Muslims, Amen, dated 981.”, Collation: i, 7 V (70); exclusively quinions ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes inserts)., Layout: Written in 17-19 lines per page (layout changes at p.107)., Script: Naskh with influence of nastaʻlīq (talik) ; clear Turkish hand (possibly more than one); serifless with effect of tilt to left or right, slight effect of words descending to baseline, pointing in strokes rather than distinct dots, freely ligatured., Decoration: Keywords rubricated (from p.55 to close)., Support: European laid paper ; Opening type with 11 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 24 and 32-33 mm. apart (horizontal), and watermark of teardrop shape with cross (see p.16, 17, 110, etc.), translucent, thin and crisp though sturdy, well-burnished; Another type with 9 lines laid per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 32-33 mm. apart (horizontal), and hand or glove watermark (possibly with flower above, see p.72, 90, etc.), thicker and sturdier than previous type; staining and tide lines., Binding: Pasteboards now covered in layers of laid paper (including manuscript 'waste') with dark red-brown leather over spine and edges/turn-ins; Type II binding (with flap, though now lost) ; board linings in untinted paper (including manuscript 'waste'); sewn in heavy cream thread, two stations; Worked chevron endbands in blue and cream, damaged with significant losses at head and tail; overall in quite poor condition with flap lost, significant abrasion and staining, lifting and losses of paper and leather, delamination of boards, etc. ; housed in box for protection., Former shelfmark: From interior of upper cover and spine label "IL 95" (likely supplied by Yahuda, see acquisitions slip) ; possible former shelfmark on head edge., Accompanying materials: a. Inventory catalog slip in hand of Winifred Smeaton Thomas (pp.1-2) -- b. Acquisitions slip from Yahuda (pp.3-4)., Origin: As appears at close on p.146, transcription completed 981 [1573 or 4]., A few excerpts and notes on upper and lower board linings and front flyleaf., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 574
Sample Text
Clear copy of the gloss by Yaʻqūb ibn Sayyid ʻAlī al-Burusawī (d.1524) upon the commentary by al-Sayyid al-Sharīf ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Jurjānī (d.1413) al-Sajyawandi (fl. 12th cent.).
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
Yahuda Collection.
Referanslar
Brockelmann, C. GAL, I 379, Ḥājjī Khalīfah. Kashf alẓunūn, iv, 402
Elde Ediliş
Acquired in 1926 from the bookseller Isaac Benjamin S.E. Yahuda via purchase transacted on his behalf by Abraham Shalom Yahuda (1877-1951), his younger brother.