Details

Subject(s)

• Arabic language—Rhetoric—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. 442H [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Watermarks (Paper) [Browse]

Summary note

A short treatise on rhetoric.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Title from caption (fol. 1a).
• Marginal notes.
• Collation: Paper ; fol. 10 + ii ; catchwords ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals.
• Layout: 27 lines per page ; ruled.
• Description: Rubricated ; watermarks (three crescents; roman-alphabet lettering "EAN") ; MS in good condition.
• Incipit: بسم الله ... الحذاقة في انواع العلاقة للامام الدمنهوري ... وبعد فيقول احمد الدمنهوري بيان بياتى جمعت فيها انواع العلاقة
• Colophon: انتهى وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وعلى اله وصحبه وسلم تسليما کثيرا الى يوم الدين ولا حول ولا قوة الا بالله العلي العظيم وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وسلم

Binding note

Later quarter-bound type III (without flap) binding in red leather and brown marbled paper.

Language note

Arabic;

Script

Maghribī.

Provenance

Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900.

Source acquisition

Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.

References

Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 571.

Other format(s)

Also available in an electronic version.

OCLC

1333783649

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