مائدة سماوية.

Māʾidah-i samāvīyah.

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Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
Persian
Published/​Created
[between 1850 and 1899]
Description
200 leaves : paper ; 170 x 103 (120 x 67) mm. bound to 170 x 108 mm.

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    Summary note
    A treatise on what is permitted and forbidden concerning food and drink according to Shiʻite law; consists of a muqaddimah, five faṣl, and a khātimah. Incomplete at end: copyist breaks off on fol. 197a.
    Notes
    • Ms. codex.
    • Title from text on fol. 3b.
    • On spine: Blank label of the Kitābkhānah-i Ulfat, and partially covered label reading "8 / 4 / 25" in Arabic script.
    • Physical description: 14 lines per page; written in naskh on machine-made paper. Some leaves are gold-sprinkled. Rubrication and catchwords. Light staining; in excellent condition.
    • Incipit: نمک خوان حق شناسى شورانگىزى سپاس بىقىاس منعم جهان آفرىن است
    Binding note
    Contemporary limp red leather with blind-tooled fillets.
    Language note
    Persian
    OCLC
    817129153
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