MS 343 (Manuscript Collections, The Fitzwilliam Museum)
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Contents
Summary of Contents: A copy of Dalāʼil al-khayrāt wa-shawāriq al-anwār fī dhikr al-ṣalāt ʻalá al-nabī al-mukhtār by Jazūlī, Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān, d. 1465Physical Description
Form: codexSupport: PaperExtent: 102 ff. + 4 flyleavesDimensions (leaf): 155 × 102 mm.Dimensions (written): 100 × 60 mm.Layout
The text is enclosed in rulings of red black and a larger frame of gold.
Hand(s)
Mustafa al-Shukri
Seal(s):Decoration
There are decorative headings and border markers around the texts of polychrome flowers and gold. The end of the verses are marked by golden rosettes.
There is a double-page painting of Mecca and Medina on golden background.
History
Origin: 1160Record Sources
Manuscript description based on Francis Wormald and Phyllis M. Giles "A Descriptive Catalogue of the Additional Illuminated Manuscripts in the Fitzwilliam Museum acquired between 1895 and 1979 (excluding the McClean Collection)", Cambridge University Press, 1982; with corrections and additions supplied by Marcus Fraser and Giorgia M. Maffioli Brigatti.Availability
The manuscript can be consulted in the Graham Robertson Study room at The Fitzwilliam Museum, on an appointment only basis. To request an appointment, please email collections@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk citing the manuscript number.
Funding of Cataloguing
The Fitzwilliam Museum
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