Details

Subject(s)

• Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Donor

• Garrett, Robert, 1875-1961 [Browse]

Related name

• Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 192L [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Blind tooled bindings [Browse]
• Watermarks [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• illuminated manuscripts [Browse]

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Title supplied by cataloger.
• Section of Sūrat Tāhā (XX:1-10) written after the end of the text (fol. (i)a).
• Collation: Paper ; fol. iv + 294 + ii ; catchwords ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals.
• Layout: 15 lines per page ; frame-ruled in red.
• Description: Rubricated ; full vowel signs ; watermarks (shield with face-in-the-moon) ; MS in good condition.
• Decoration: Opening spread written within elaborate wide border of foliate design in red and brown (fol. 1b-2a). Divisions marked with circled labels or medallions in red and brown.
• Origin: Probably from the XVIIIth century.

Binding note

Later type II (with flap) binding in red leather. Blind-stamped mandorla with pendants and cornerpieces and blind-tooled decorative edging on covers. Similar decoration on flap and flap fore-edge.

Provenance

Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1904.

Source acquisition

Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.

References

Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 1184.

Other format(s)

Also available in an electronic version.

OCLC

1458835907

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