Details

Subject(s)

• Islamic sermons, Arabic—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. 1133H [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Blind tooled bindings (Binding) [Browse]

Summary note

The second volume of a collection of sermons for various occasions in the Muslim year.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Title from title page (fol. 1a).
• Marginal notes and glosses. The last folio is defective.
• Collation: Paper ; fol. 197 ; catchwords ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals.
• Layout: 12 lines per page.
• Description: Rubricated ; liberal use of red for overwriting and vowel marks ; MS in good condition.
• Origin: Unable to confirm Hitti's dating to 845 H by the author.
• Colophon: ونختم کتابنا باتوسل بهدى الله الجواد اللطيف بالعباد نسأله بحق الشفيع يوم الميعاد ان يکفينا شر الظلمة والفساد وان يکافينا ويرزقنا رزقنا طيبا حلالا ونسأله الفسحة في الملاذ والهداية لنا ... ويوفقنا لطلب العلم
• Incipit: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وهو حسني بخطبة مبارکة ... يخطب بها

Binding note

Later type III (without flap) binding in dark brown leather. Blind-tooled round geometric design with gold dots and decorative edging. Spine replaced in light brown leather.

Provenance

Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900.

Source acquisition

Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.

References

Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 1914.

Other format(s)

Also available in an electronic version.

OCLC

1340420676

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