Details

Subject(s)

• Muslim scholars—Intellectual life—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Muslim scholars—Books and reading—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. 795H [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Certificates [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• holographs (autographs) [Browse]

Summary note

The chain of authorities from whom the author acquired his learning. Sanad written by al-Adhraʻī followed by a number of certificates in the name of al-Adhraʻī.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Title from preface (folio opposite 1a).
• After the colophon are two obituary notes. Hitti believes this copy was made by the author.
• Collation: Paper ; fol. i + 9 (lower pastedown is labeled "10" ; catchwords ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals.
• Layout: 16 lines per page.
• Description: Lacking many iʻjām diacritical marks ; MS in good condition.
• Incipit: الحمد لله وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد واله وصحبه وسلم هذا سند کاتبه ابي بکر بن احمد بن سليمان بن داود بن ابى بكر الاذرعى ثم الدمشقى الشافعى ...
• End of final certificate: وثبت في مجالس عدة وقع آخرها في اواخر جمادى الاخرة سنة ثلثين وثمان مئة ... الحمد لله رب العالمين وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد واله وصحبه وسلم

Binding note

Later type III (without flap) limp binding in violet paper. Lined with printed pages of a journal from May 1872.

Provenance

Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900.

Source acquisition

Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.

References

Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 1465.

Other format(s)

Also available in an electronic version.

OCLC

1340423663

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