Arabic MS 768 (The John Rylands Research Institute and Library, The University of Manchester)
Arabic Manuscripts
Contents
Physical Description
Layout
1 column with three lines of Arabic script, the Persian and Turkish translations below.
Hand(s)
The Arabic text is in large Naskh characters fully vowelled, perhaps of the 15th century. The Persian and Turkish translations are both written in smaller characters in the same hand.
Decoration
Divisions are marked with illuminated pages and ornaments.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Formerly in the collection of Alexander Lindsay, 25th Earl of Crawford (1812–1880).
Purchased by Enriqueta Rylands (1843–1908) in 1901 from James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford (1847–1913).
Bequeathed by Enriqueta Rylands (1843–1908) in 1908 to the John Rylands Library.
Record Sources
Availability
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