Details

Subject(s)

• Nawawī 1233-1277—Minhāj al-ṭālibīn [Browse]
• Islamic law—Interpretation and construction—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. 294L [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Watermarks [Browse]

Summary note

A commentary on al-Nawawī's Minhāj al-ṭālibīn, a work on jurisprudence.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Title supplied by cataloger.
• Marginal notes and summaries. Label on upper cover: "KE 223". Incomplete copy beginning in Kitāb al-Bayʻ and ending in Kitāb al-Tadbīr.
• Collation: Paper ; fol. 206 ; quires signed: 16-35 ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals.
• Layout: 21 lines per page.
• Description: Rubricated ; watermarks (anchor) ; MS in fair condition; stained with dampness.
• Origin: Probably from the XVIIth century.
• Beginning: ... ان يشترط المبتاع مفهومه انه اذا لم ... باب اختلاف
• Ending: فلم يحتج الى الحاکم ... ان کان في

Binding note

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

Provenance

Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1904.

Source acquisition

Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.

References

Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 1869.

Other format(s)

Also available in an electronic version.

OCLC

1473750439

Statement on responsible collection description

Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...