Arabic MS 234 (The John Rylands Research Institute and Library, The University of Manchester)
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A commentary on the Shāfiyah of Ibn al-Ḥājib by al-Jārabardī
Title: Sharḥ al-ShāfīyahTitle: شرح الشافيةIncipit: نحمدك يا من بيده الخير والجود ... اما بعد فيقول ... فخر الملة والدين احمد بن الحسن الجاربردى ... لما كان كتاب التصريفExplicit: والى لقولهم اليك وحتى حملا عليها لانها بمعناها فى الغاية والانتهاءLanguage(s): ArabicReferences
Catalogue no. Arabic MS 724 [234]Physical Description
Form: codexSupport: PaperExtent: 191 foliosDimensions (leaf): 316 × 205 mm.Layout
1 column, 19 lines
Hand(s)
Naskh
History
Origin: circa 1820 CEProvenance and Acquisition
From the collection of Colonel George William Hamilton (1807-1868) who served in India from 1823 to 1867 latterly as Commissioner in Delhi. He acquired over a thousand Indian and Persian manuscripts of which 352 were selected after his death for the British Museum. The remainder were purchased in 1868 by Alexander Lindsay, 25th Earl of Crawford.
Purchased by Enriqueta Rylands in 1901 from James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford, for the John Rylands Library.
Record Sources
Catalogue information compiled by Abdullah al-Rashidi from Alphonse Mingana, Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester University Press, 1934.Availability
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