Treatise on Horses

İsim	Treatise on Horses
Basım Tarihi:	1670
Konu	1670, Anatomy, Animals, Arabic manuscripts, Arabic poetry, Domestic animals, Egypt, Horses
Tür	Kitap
Dil	Arapça
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Kütüphane:	Harvard Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	LCCN: 2021668181
Kayıt Numarası	TN_cdi_loca_primary_2021668181
Lokasyon	ONLINE ACCESS
Tarih	1670
Notlar	This untitled book on the science of training horses is a treatise that has been inaccurately attributed to Wahb ibn Munabbih (654 or 655--circa 728), a rawi (narrator) of Yemeni and Persian origins known for his transmission of what is called in Islamic hadith terminology the Isrā'īliyyāt (Judeo-Christian traditions). The treatise begins with a series of hadiths in which Muhammad talked about horses. But the bulk of the work is a long ra'iyah (a poem rhyming in "r") purportedly recited in front of Sultan Salah al-Din al-Ayubbi (Saladin) by an unnamed poet identified only as "our sheikh, the sheikh of the Ansar." Impressed by the poet's knowledge, the sultan was said to have appointed him commander of all royal stables. Saladin, however, lived in the 12th century, more than 450 years after Ibn Munabbih, making the attribution of the treatise to the latter impossible. In the poem, where each line comes with its own commentary, the author describes the features and qualities of a good horse. Folio 14 includes a drawing of a black horse, with text specifying the ailments that might afflict each of its body parts. Folio 18 shows a drawing of a mare and her foal, and the drawing on folio 19 represents a white horse seemingly going up a steep hill. Folio 20 shows a drawing of Ḥaizum, believed in some sources to be the Archangel Gabriel's horse. A description of horse anatomy follows, illustrated by three drawings, one of which represents a rudimentary and inaccurate skeleton of a horse. The text then reverts back to the poem, describing the shortcomings of horses and their health, including common diseases, as well as instructions on training, the treatment of diseases, defensive and offensive weapons of riders, information on harnesses, and fighting. The treatise, which concludes with a few passages in rhyming prose, appears to have been written in Egypt around the end of the 15th century. A reference at the end of the treatise states that the unknown poet "read and memorized Kitab al-Zurduqah (The book of combat lines)," a known work by an unknown author who lived in Mamluk Egypt. The manuscript presented here is dated 1180 AH (1670).
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Treatise on Horses

Basım Tarihi 1670

Konu 1670, Anatomy, Animals, Arabic manuscripts, Arabic poetry, Domestic animals, Egypt, Horses

Tür Kitap

Dil Arapça

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Kütüphane Harvard Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası LCCN: 2021668181

Kayıt Numarası TN_cdi_loca_primary_2021668181

Lokasyon ONLINE ACCESS

Tarih 1670

Notlar This untitled book on the science of training horses is a treatise that has been inaccurately attributed to Wahb ibn Munabbih (654 or 655--circa 728), a rawi (narrator) of Yemeni and Persian origins known for his transmission of what is called in Islamic hadith terminology the Isrā'īliyyāt (Judeo-Christian traditions). The treatise begins with a series of hadiths in which Muhammad talked about horses. But the bulk of the work is a long ra'iyah (a poem rhyming in "r") purportedly recited in front of Sultan Salah al-Din al-Ayubbi (Saladin) by an unnamed poet identified only as "our sheikh, the sheikh of the Ansar." Impressed by the poet's knowledge, the sultan was said to have appointed him commander of all royal stables. Saladin, however, lived in the 12th century, more than 450 years after Ibn Munabbih, making the attribution of the treatise to the latter impossible. In the poem, where each line comes with its own commentary, the author describes the features and qualities of a good horse. Folio 14 includes a drawing of a black horse, with text specifying the ailments that might afflict each of its body parts. Folio 18 shows a drawing of a mare and her foal, and the drawing on folio 19 represents a white horse seemingly going up a steep hill. Folio 20 shows a drawing of Ḥaizum, believed in some sources to be the Archangel Gabriel's horse. A description of horse anatomy follows, illustrated by three drawings, one of which represents a rudimentary and inaccurate skeleton of a horse. The text then reverts back to the poem, describing the shortcomings of horses and their health, including common diseases, as well as instructions on training, the treatment of diseases, defensive and offensive weapons of riders, information on harnesses, and fighting. The treatise, which concludes with a few passages in rhyming prose, appears to have been written in Egypt around the end of the 15th century. A reference at the end of the treatise states that the unknown poet "read and memorized Kitab al-Zurduqah (The book of combat lines)," a known work by an unknown author who lived in Mamluk Egypt. The manuscript presented here is dated 1180 AH (1670).

Kaynak Library of Congress Digital Collections: All Content

Başlık Treatise on Horses