Author
Fanārī, Ḥasan ibn Muḥammad Shāh, 1436 or 1437-1481, Fanārī, Hasan ibn Muhammad Shah, Muṣṭafá ibn Khiḍr, Mustafa ibn Khidr,
Author Original
فناري، حسن بن محمد شاه مصطفى بن خضر،
Publication Date
1600
Subject
Taftāzānī, Masʻūd ibn ʻUmar, 1322-1389? Muṭawwal, Arabic language -- Rhetoric -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
199 leaves : paper ; 203 x 145 (143-169 x 67-99) mm. bound to 203 x 150 mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194806897
Record ID
990067759300106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
17th century (exact date unknown)
Notes
Ms. codex., Title from inscription on 'title page' (p.3)., Incipit: "Praise be to God who has inspired us with the truths of meanings and the subtleties of explanatory-statement that are closest to understanding. What is meant by inspiration in this context is its linguistic meaning, which is to inform absolutely and does not require a will....", Explicit: "And the reminder of the rulings mentioned in the sciences of meanings and explanatory-statement is that he was not exposed to the Creator because he is outside [eloquence]", Colophon: "Scribal," triangular, reads: “This book was completed with the help of King Al-Wahhab on the night of Tuesday in the month of Marjab at the hands of Abdul-Da’eef Sheikh Mustafa bin Khadr [?] May God forgive him and his parents,” Collation: i, 8 V(80), II (84), 4 V(124), IV (132), IV+1 (141), VI (153), V (163), IV+2 (173), 2 VI (197), I (199); chiefly quinions; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes front flyleaf and insert; skips two pages each between pp.265-266 and pp.271-272)., Layout: Written in 23, 25 and 27 lines per page ; frame-ruled., Script: Naskh-nastaʻlīq (talik) and naskh, several hands ; mainly naskh-nastaʻlīq virtually serifless with mainly closed counters, effect of tilt to the right, slight effect of words descending to baseline (occasionally more exaggerated), elongation of horizontal strokes, final nūn occasionally reversed (re-curved); naskhs fairly compact with mainly closed counters, rounded and freely ligatured, some with tilt to the right others to the left (see pp.283-306 and pp.347-370)., Decoration: Keywords rubricated ; overlining in red; Occasionally textual dividers in red and black., Support: European laid paper in several types; first type with 6 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 26-30 mm. apart (horizontal), anchor in circle watermark with trefoil above (compare Heawood 2), quite thick, sturdy and well-burnished; second type with 11 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 27 mm. apart (horizontal), crossbow in circle watermark with trefoil above (compare Piccard 123860 and 123861), thinner but sturdy and well-burnished; next type with 8-9 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 28 mm. apart (horizontal), crown with star and crescent above watermark (compare Heawood 1132), thick, sturdy and well-burnished; final type with 12 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 27-28 mm. apart, angel in circle watermark with flower/leaf above; some staining and tide lines., Binding: Pasteboards covered in marbled paper (orange-red, blue, yellow) with spine, foreedge flap, and edges/turn-ins in dark brown leather; Type II binding (with flap); upper pastedown in laid paper, lower board lining in pink-tinted laid paper; interior of envelope flap in marbled paper ; sewn in cream thread, two and four stations (alternating); overall in poor condition with significant abrasion, some lifting and losses of paper and leather, staining, delamination of boards, etc. ; Repairs in red leather., Former shelfmark: British Museum, London "No. 71. Hasan Chelebi's glosses on the Mutawwal." ; "24" on verso of front flyleaf (p.2) and 'title page' (p.3); "416" on tail of textblock., Accompanying materials: Slip carrying notes (paginted pp.21-22)., Origin: As appears in colophon on p.397, copied by Muṣṭafá ibn Khiḍr [?]. Colophon lacks year transcription was completed ; paper suggests early 17th century., Bookplate of British Museum, London on interior of upper cover, "British Museum, London. No. 71. Hasan Chelebi's glosses on the Mutawwal." ; circular seal impression with figure of goat/gazelle in purple ink as well as inscription "124" in Western numerals on front flyleaf (p.1); Circular waqf-seal impression in black ink also appears on 'title page' (p.3) and several places throughout, reads: "This is the endowment of Al-Raji Fayd Al-Samadi, Sheikh Ahmad Diya Al-Din Ibn Mustafa Al-Khalidi. Whoever changes it after he has heard it, his sin is only upon those who change it" in the name of Aḥmad Ḍiyāʼ al-Dīn ibn Muṣṭafá al-Khālidī (i.e. Ahmed Ziyâüddîn Gümüşhanevî, d. 1893 or 4); ownership statement on lower board lining; extensive marginal glosses; occasional notabilia (sideheads) and marginal corrections., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 150
Sample Text
Fine copy of Ḥasan ibn Muḥammad Shāh al-Fanārī's (Hasan Çelebî) gloss on al-Sharḥ al-muṭawwal, the longer commentary by Masʻūd ibn ʻUmar al-Taftazānī on Talkhīṣ al-Miftāḥ al-Qadī al-Jalāl- an introduction to part 3 of Miftāḥ al-ʻulūm by al-Sakkākī (d.1229), on rhetoric (al-maʻānī wa-al-bayān).
Katkıda Bulunanlar
Muṣṭafá ibn Khiḍr, scribe.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
Tiflis Collection.
Referanslar
Brockelmann, C. GAL, I, 295 (cmtre 4A, gloss f)
Elde Ediliş
Acquired by purchase (funds donated by Horace Rackham).
