Details

Subject(s)

• Qurʼan Sūrat al-Rūm 1-5—Criticism, interpretation, etc—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Hadith—Criticism, interpretation, etc—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]
• Sultans—Turkey—Early works to 1800 [Browse]

Donor

• Garrett, Robert, 1875-1961 [Browse]

Related name

• Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 194H [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Gold tooled bindings [Browse]
• Watermarks (Paper) [Browse]

Summary note

A commentary on a tradition concerning the excellence of the Byzantines, on Sūrah 30: 1-4 (fol. 5a) and a list of the virtues of the Ottoman Sultans (fol. 7b). The tradition is quoted from Muslimʼs Ṣaḥīḥ, Fitan: 35-6.

Notes

• Collation: Paper : fol. iii + 18 + iii ; catchwords ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals.
• Description: Rubricated ; watermarks (animal in medallion, roman-alphabet lettering "G E A" or "G F A" below a bird[?]) ; MS in very good condition.
• Layout: 25 lines per page.
• Ms. codex.
• Origin: According to colophon copied 5 Ṣafar 1178 (fol. 17a).
• Title supplied by cataloger.
• Colophon: ورقمتها في 5 صفر سنة ثمان وسبعين وماية والف. احسن الله العواقب فيما مضى وفيما بقي وغفر لکاتبها وناظرها ولمن دعا له بالمغفرة ووالديه ومشايخه ولکافة المسلمين والمسلمات والمومنين والمومنات امين الى يوم الدين والحمد لله رب العالمين. تم
• Incipit: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ... حمدا لمن خلق الخلق

Binding note

• Modern type III (without flap) binding in green leather. Gold tooled edging. Brown and black marbled paper pastedown and flyleaves. Gold stamped floral edging inside covers and along spine.
• Modern type III (without flap) binding in green leather. Gold tooled edging. Brown and black marbled paper pastedown and flyleaves. Gold stamped floral edging inside covers.

Provenance

Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900.

Source acquisition

Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.

References

Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 611.

Other format(s)

Also available in an electronic version.

OCLC

1292562112

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