Details

Subject(s)

• Arabic language—Grammar—Poetry—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Donor

• Garrett, Robert, 1875-1961 [Browse]

Related name

• Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 63L [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Poetry [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Headbands [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• poetry [Browse]

Summary note

A metrical work on grammar.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Title in later hand from preliminary folio (fol. 1a).
• Heavily annotated with marginal and interlinear notes and glosses. Incomplete at end. Inscriptions (fol. 1a and 2a).
• Collation: Paper ; fol. 123 ; catchwords ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals.
• Layout: 10 lines per page.
• Description: Vowel signs ; MS in fair condition, mended. Fol. 7-10 and 26 are replacements.
• Origin: Probably from XVIth century.
• Incipit: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم قال محمد هو ابن مالك احمد ربى الله خير مالك ...
• Ending: ... وترك ان مع ذى الشروع وجبا * كانشأ الشايق يحدو وطفق * كذا جعلت واخذت وعلق

Binding note

Later quarter-bound type III (without flap) binding in red leather and purple and red marbled paper. Multi-colored endbands.

Provenance

Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1904.

Source acquisition

Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.

References

Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 405.

Other format(s)

Also available in an electronic version.

OCLC

1340425513

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