Author
Zayn al-ʻĀbidīn ʻAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn, -710?, زين العابدين علي بن الحسين, -710?
Author Original
زين العابدين علي بن الحسين
Publication Date
1780
Subject
Islam -- Prayers and devotions -- Early works to 1800, Calligraphy, Arabic -- Specimens, Writing, Arabic -- Specimens, Islamic calligraphy -- Specimens, Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
kitap
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
30 leaves : paper ; 176 x 111 (112 x 60) mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194828342
Record ID
990068342170106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
Possibly between 1780-1850
Notes
Ms. codex., Title supplied by cataloguer., Incipit: "الهي البستني الخطايا ثوب مذلتي وجللني التباعد منك لباس مسكنتي ...", Explicit: "قد تناول الاقرباء اطراف جنازتي وارحم في ذلك البيت المظلم وحشتي وغربتي ووحدتي", Collation: 3 IV(24), III (30) ; quaternions followed by final ternion ; final leaf left blank ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization., Layout: Written in 9 lines per page ; frame-ruled., Script: Naskh ; exquisitely executed, large, bold Persianate hand, reminiscent of the style perfected by Aḥmad Nayrīzī (though with the sharp leftward serif on lām appearing only rarely, e.g. p.28) ; partially seriffed with right-sloping head-serif on ṭāʼ and ẓāʼ, free-standing alif sans serif and slightly tapered, two dots occasionally written vertically (one above the other), final yāʼ usually unpointed, sweeping descenders, adhering to baseline apart from occasional superscript of letters, fully vocalized., Decoration: Written area gold-flecked and surrounded by frame consisting of narrow bands of red, gold, and blue defined by black fillets ; margin also surrounded by black fillets., Support: Wove paper, well-burnished ; written area gold-flecked., Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark olive-green leather ; Type III binding ; board linings and hinges in yellow-tinted paper ; upper and lower covers carry blind-tooled mandorla, pendants and border in a series of s-shaped stamps flanked by blind rules ; sewn in heavy lime green thread, six stations ; overall in fairly good condition with minor staining, etc., Former shelfmark: Mich. Isl. Ms. temp. no. 166, Origin: Lacks dated colophon ; calligraphic style, paper, etc. would suggest late 18th or early 19th century., UM library inscription in pencil on p.3 "General Library | 690713-156 | Asadi |8-21-68" ; clean copy., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 1017
Sample Text
Superb specimen of calligraphy employing the munājāt attributed to Zayn al-ʻĀbidīn ʻAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn (d.713?), often included in his collection of prayers al-Ṣaḥīfah al-sajjādīyah.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
Sulaiman Purchase Collection.
Referanslar
Kohlberg, E. "Zaynal-ʿĀbidīn ("Ornament of the Worshippers") ʿAlīb. al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī b. Abī d̲j̲ālib." In EI2, Vol. XI, p.481, col. 2
Elde Ediliş
Purchased in Egypt by Mr. Sulaiman [?] ;