Details

Subject(s)

• Arabic poetry—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Arabic poetry—History and criticism—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]
• Musicians—Arab countries—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Poets, Arab—Early works to 1800 [Browse]

Donor

• Garrett, Robert, 1875-1961 [Browse]

Related name

• Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 122H [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Headbands [Browse]
• Watermarks (Paper) [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• headpieces (layout features) [Browse]
• illuminated manuscripts [Browse]

Summary note

An abridgment of Kitāb al-Aghānī of Abū al-Faraj al-Iṣfahānī, containing songs, anecdotes, diverse information about desert and city life and biographies of ancient and medieval poets arranged alphabetically. This contains only the letter ʻayn.

Notes

• Collation: Paper ; fol. 215 + iii ; catchwords ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals.
• Decoration: Simple illuminated gilt headpiece (fol. 1b). Frame and verse separators on fols. 1b and 2a in gold.
• Description: Watermarks (roman-alphabet letters?) ; MS in good condition.
• Layout: 25 lines per page ; frame-ruled in red.
• Ms. codex.
• Title supplied by cataloger.
• Ending: حرف الغين المعجمة. غياث الاخطل
• Incipit: حرف العين. عبيد بن سريج. جميعا واياك صحق [صحن] دار

Binding note

Later type II (with flap) binding in red leather and blue marbled paper. Multi-colored endbands.

Provenance

Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900.

Source acquisition

Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.

References

• Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 180.
• Pertsch, Die orientalischen handschriften der Herzoglichen bibliothek zu Gotha, 2126.

Other format(s)

Also available in an electronic version.

OCLC

1288163571

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