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Subject(s)

• Muḥammad Prophet -632 [Browse]

Summary note

Text is a history of Muḥammad by a renowned 10th/16th century traditionist.

Notes

• Caption title.
• Beginning of text conforms to p. 2 of rukn-i sivum of 1900 edition.
• Last 42 lines of poetry do not match last lines of printed text.
• Page 1 bears inscription and stamp of ownership. Owner's stamp reads: al-Sayyid Muḥammad al-Naqshbandī al-Khālidī, dated 1254 H.
• Leaves numbered in pencil 1-356.
• Illuminated ʻunwāns on p. 2 and p. 252.
• Page 3 bears notation: ʻadad awrāqihā waraq 620; kitābuhā jild 5.
• Ms. in nastaliq on glazed paper. 25.2 x 14 cm. Two illuminated ʻunvāns; text area framed by ruled lines in blue, red and gold. Catchwords. Headings and keywords in red ink. Very little marginalia.
• Pervasive water stain and discoloration at edges. Paper repairs to some leaves; endpapers torn.
• Binding is dark brown leather with repairs to spine and corners in red leather. Spine is plain; covers have blind stamped scroll work frame. Space between this and a smaller double fillet frame contains six stamped rosettes. Inside fillets have scalloped corner designs, a center mandorla and opposing tulips all blind stamped.

Provenance

• ELS. 1434. Gift of Robert Garrett (Princeton Class of 1897), 1942.
• Acquired from Abraham Shalom Yahuda.

Other format(s)

Published under the uniform title (Bombay, 1900?).

OCLC

430972170

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