Author
Hüsrev, Molla, -1480, Khusro, Molla, T. 1480
Author Original
خسرو، ملّا، ت
Publication Date
1722
Subject
Hüsrev, Molla, -1480. Mirqāt al-wuṣūl, Islamic law -- Interpretation and construction -- Early works to 1800, Hanafites -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
317 leaves : paper ; 214 x 142 (149 x 65) mm. bound to 215 x 145-155 mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194759060
Record ID
990063056380106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
1722
Notes
Ms. codex., Title supplied by cataloguer., Incipit: “Praise be to God who has honored the sons of Adam with the upright mind... As for what follows, the first thing suggested by the Qur’an is the Qur’an...”, Explicit: “And this is not contradicted by the issuances of the I do not know of the diligent person for the above.”, Colophon: “Authorial,” rectangular, reads: “The tents of closure, with God’s help, the All-Knowing King, have raised the precious things of the godfather of speech... Friday night, the twenty-seventh of Ramadan Blessed One from the year eight hundred and fifty.” "Scribal," triangular, reads: "The book was written with the help of God, King Al-Wahhab, on Monday the seventeenth of Rabi' Al-Awwal of the year one hundred and thousand and thirty-five of the Hijra of those who have glory and honor in the year 1135", Collation: I (2), 30 V (302), IV (310), I (312), III-1 (317); chiefly quinions; final word of last line on verso of each leaf repeated as the first word of the first line on the following verso ; foliation in black ink, Hindu-Arabic numerals; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (skips ahead from p.9 to p.12, skips over two pages between pp.269-270)., Layout: Written in 21 lines per page ; frame-ruled (impression of ruling board evident)., Script: Naskh-nastaʻlīq (talik) ; sans serif ; slight effect of words descending to baseline; mainly closed counters; occasionally elongated horizontal strokes and swooping tails; kāf alif ligature forming closed loop., Decoration: Illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān) at opening on p.12, consisting of rectangular piece surmounted by scalloped semi-circular piece (dome) set in a well of green and gold; rectangular piece carries basmalah in a central cartouche defined by flanking accent pieces in gold, green and blue; Semi-circular piece (dome) carries crude floral vegetable design in green, white, blue, and red on a field of gold with outline in blue and vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue and red above; written area of incipit page surrounded by gold frame; keywords and section headings rubricated ; some overlining and textual dividers in the form of discs in red., Support: European laid paper of several types; Mainly with 6 laid lines per cm. (vertical) and chain lines spaced 28 mm. apart (horizontal), lightly burnished with crown, star, crescent watermark (compare Heawood 1132); another thinner type, smooth and well-burnished, with three hats watermark; still another thin and fairly translucent type with crown and grapes or crown and beaded diamond watermark., Binding: Pasteboards covered in marbled paper (blue, orange, yellow, mauve, etc.) with spine, fore-edge flap and edges/turn-ins in red leather, spine now covered with cloth and paper; Type II binding (with flap); board linings in laid paper ; traces of epigraphic stamp (large lozenge shape) reading “Healing hearts meeting the beloved” visible on lower cover where layers of paper have come away; sewn in cream thread, two stations, often loose or missing; worked endbands in cream thread, fair condition; in quite poor condition with much abrasion, pest and water damage, lifting and losses of leather, delamination of boards, etc. ; repairs in cloth, leather, and paper; Extremely ill-fitting., Former shelfmark: British Museum, London "No. 120. Mirat al-usul.", Accompanying materials: Slip with notes inserted between pp.126-127 (not paginated)., Origin: As appears in scribal colophon on p.631, transcription completed ("wa-qad tamma taswīd al-kitāb...") Monday 17 Rabīʻ I 1135 [ca. 26 December 1722]. Preceding authorial colophon (also on p.631) indicates that the composition was completed on the 27th night of Ramaḍān 850 [ca. 16 December 1446]., Bookplate of British Museum, London on interior of upper cover, "British Museum, London. No. 120. Mirat al-usul." ; circular seal impression with figure of goat/gazelle in purple ink as well as inscription "250" in Western numerals on first of added leaves carrying table of contents (p.1); Circular waqf-seal impression in black ink appears on the first of added leaves carrying table of contents (p.1), on 'title page' (p.9) 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 on those who change it" in name of Aḥmad Ḍiyāʼ al-Dīn ibn Muṣṭafá al-Khālidī (i.e. Ahmed Ziyâüddîn Gümüşhanevî, d. 1893 or 4); numerous glosses; Occasional marginal corrections and notabilia (side-heads)., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 88
Sample Text
Fine copy of the commentary by Muḥammad ibn Farāmurz on his Mirqāt al-wuṣūl ilá ʻilm al-uṣūl, on principles of jurisprudence.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
Tiflis Collection.
Referanslar
Brockelmann, C. GAL, II, 226
Elde Ediliş
Acquired by purchase along with Abdul Hamid Collection (funds donated by Horace Rackham).
Konular (Diğer)
Headpieces (layout features)
