RSPA 103 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Jones Collection
Royal Society Arabic and Persian
Contents
1 copy of Sharḥ al-Muʿallaqāt by Abū Zakariyyā Yaḥyā al-Tibrīzī
Language(s): Arabic
Contents as follows: Imruʾ 'l-Qays ff1v-30r; Ṭarafa ff30r-52r; Zuhayr ff50r-65v; Labīd ff65v-89r; ʿAntara ff89r-106v; ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm ff106v-124r; al-Ḥārith ff124r-140v.
Physical Description
European numerals in pencil.
Condition
Textblock in excellent condition. Binding lightly damaged, particularly on spine.
Layout
Hand(s)
Clear black ink naskh. Poetry written in red ink.
Decoration
Jones has made annotations throughout the manuscript, particularly indicating the sections authored by al-Tibrīzī, the metres of the poetry and transliterating the Arabic.
Binding
Brown leather and board binding with gilded decoration.
Accompanying Material
History
Provenance and Acquisition
RSPA 1-118 were presented to the Royal Society in January 1792 by Sir William and Lady Jones. This manuscript was presented by Lady Jones.
The Royal Society's collection of 280 Persian and Arabic, and 86 Sanskrit manuscripts were transferred to the India Office Library in 1876.
1876
India Office Library
Record Sources
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
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