Author
Rāghib al-Iṣfahānī, Abū al-Qāsim al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad, -1108 or 1109, Raghib al-Isfahani, Abu al-Qasim al-Husayn ibn Muhammad
Author Original
راغب الاصفهاني، ابو القاسم الحسين بن محمد
Publication Date
1700
Subject
Qurʼan -- Dictionaries -- Early works to 1800, Qurʼan -- Language, style -- Dictionaries -- Arabic -- Early works to 1800, Arabic language -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. -- Early works to 1800, Arabic language -- Dictionaries -- Arabic -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
267 leaves : paper ; 260 x 170 (177 x 98) mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194768866
Record ID
990068348670106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
18th century (exact date unknown)
Notes
Ms. codex., Title supplied by cataloguer from opening matter on p.6., Incipit: “Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds, and may His blessings be upon His Prophet Muhammad and his family all. Sheikh Abu al-Qasim al-Hussein Ibn Muhammad Ibn al-Mufaddal al-Raghib said... I had mentioned in the message alerting to the benefits of the Qur’an that God Almighty also made the prophecy of our Prophet concluded and made their laws a law in part abrogated... So the words of the Qur’an are the core, butter, and mediator of the speech of the Arabs. And generous... And I sought the help of God Almighty by dictating a book in which the vocabulary of the Qur’an is complete according to the letters of the alphabet...”, Explicit: “God Almighty said, “And go to women and give their alms as a reward.” And plagiarism is claiming something and taking it, and from it it is said, “So-and-so impersonates poetry and we consider it a body.”, Collation: i, V-1 (9), 13 V(139), IV (147), 12 V(267) almost exclusively quinions ; catchwords present; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes front flyleaf)., Layout: Written in 25 lines per page ; frame-ruled., Script: Naskh ; elegant, carefully executed Ottoman hand in a thin line; mainly serifless (though very subtle head-serif occasionally appears) with effect of tilt to the left though adhering to baseline, marked elongation of horizontal strokes, curvilinear descenders (many sweeping), pointing mainly in distinct dots, many open counters, partially vocalized., Decoration: Illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) in at opening on p.4 consisting of rectangular panel with empty gold cartoucheed flanking by floral accents in gold, blue, and orange-red on grounds of blue and gold, surmounted by scalloped w-shaped piece filled with swirling floral vegetable decoration in gold with blue and orange red accents on a blue and gold ground, all set in a well consisting of bands of blue, gold interlace and orange red and surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue with red accents; Section headings set off in simple illuminated rectangular pieces ; written area surrounded by a heavy gold frame defined by black fillets and outermost red rule; keywords, section headings, notabilia, occasional vocalization and some abbreviation symbols rubricated; occasional textual dividers in the form of hāʼ in red., Support: European laid paper of several types; Mainly a type with 10 laid lines per cm. (horizontal), chain lines spaced 27-29 mm. apart (vertical), and watermark of scrollwork (see p.22, 388, 500, etc.) ; Another type with 12 laid lines per cm. (horizontal), chain lines spaced 21-25 mm. apart (vertical) and watermark of large double-headed eagle under crown and scroll with "B G" underneath and shield / escutcheon at center with six circles and band of smaller eagles (see p.112, 132, 172, etc.); Another type with 10 laid lines per cm. (horizontal), chain lines spaced 25-27 mm. apart (vertical), and watermark of grapes / raisin (see p.346, etc.) and name "...MON" (see p.324, 348, etc.) ; Another type with 9 lines laid per cm. (horizontal), chain lines spaced 25-29 mm. apart (vertical), watermark of grapes (raisin) under crown (see p.378, etc.) and “P G” countermark (see p.394, etc.) ; burn and losses to leaves (with loss of text in final leaves, p.505 to close)., Binding: Pasteboards covered in red leather; Type II binding (with flap, now lost); lower doublure (board lining) in olive green-tinted and gold-flecked paper; lower cover carries stamped and gold-painted mandorla (filled with symmetrical vegetable composition reminiscent of Déroche class. OSd 3 or 9) and pendants with gold-tooled and painted accents in small rosettes and strokes, as well as tooled guilloché roll border and gold-painted rules; Once sewn in light blue thread, two stations, now failed; Worked endbands in light blue and gold, only traces of tailband and primaries remain; overall in extremely poor condition with spine leather and lining, upper cover and flap entirely lost, partial losses and severe staining / abrasion to lower cover (also fully detached), pest damage, etc. ; housed in box for protection., Previous shelfmark: Mich. Island. Ms. temp. no. 179, Origin: Lacks dated colophon ; paper, decoration, etc. would suggest 18th century., UM Library inscription on verso of added front flyleaf (p.2) "Spec. Coll. Lib. 690713-156 Sulaiman 1968" ; on 'title page' now obscured by affixed bifolium, a waqf statement dated 1212 [1797 or 8] in name of Katkhudā-yi Baghdād Aḥmad Pāshā (Kethüda-yi Bağdad Ahmet Paşa) accompanied by two oval seal impressions (compare statement in Ms. 1014) ; notabilia (side-heads)., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 1030
Sample Text
Elegant though incomplete copy of the alphabetic lexicon of Qurʼānic vocabulary compiled by Abū al-Qāsim al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Mufaḍḍal al-Rāghib al-Isfahānī (d.1108 or 9).
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Dictionaries, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
Sulaiman Purchase Collection.
Referanslar
Brockelmann, C. GAL, I 289 ; S I 505-6, Rowson, E.K. "al-Rag̲h̲ibal- Iṣfahānī, Abu 'l-Ḳāsim al-Ḥusayn b. Muḥammad b. al- Mufaḍḍal." In EI2, vol.VIII, p.389, col.2
Elde Ediliş
Purchased in Egypt by Mr. Sulaiman ;
Konular (Diğer)
Headpieces (layout features)
