Details

Subject(s)

• Classification of sciences—Dictionaries—Arabic [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Donor

• Garrett, Robert, 1875-1961 [Browse]

Related name

• Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 495H [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Watermarks (Paper) [Browse]

Summary note

A compendium containing a discussion of twenty-one sciences.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Title from title page (fol. 1a).
• Stated in colophon that this copy was made from author's at his request.
• Collation: Paper ; fol. 8 ; catchwords ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals.
• Layout: 12 lines per page.
• Description: Rubricated ; watermarks (three crescents) ; MS in good condition.
• Incipit: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله الذي شرف من احبه بالعلم والعمل والصلاة والسلام على من جعل الله ... اما بعد فيقول الفقير الي الرحيم الرحمن عبد الله بن علي سويدان لما رايت الكتاب المسمى بالولو المنظوم للشيخ حسام الدين السيوطي احببت ان اذكر منه جملة ...
• Colophon : تم بحمد الله تعالى على يد الفقير مصطفى من نسخة شيخنا مؤلفها باشارته لي بنقلها نفعني الله به وبعلومه امين

Binding note

Unbound.

Provenance

Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900.

Source acquisition

Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.

References

Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 1137.

Other format(s)

Also available in an electronic version.

OCLC

1341154349

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