Islamic Arabic 1350 (Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham)
Mingana
Contents
Summary of Contents: 3 works by Thaʿālibī, ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Muḥammad, 961 or 962-1037 or 1038 on the subjects of Islam, Asceticism, Islamic philosophy, Arabic literature, Wit and humor, Arabic wit and humor, Arabic poetry, Arabic prose literature, God, Islam and justice, and Friendship
1. ff. 1-16b
Title: Aḥāsin al-maḥāsin
Remarks on miscellaneous subjects, e.g. ʿaql, zuhd, etc
Title taken from GAL
Language(s): Arabic
References
Printed catalogue no. 1715
GAL I 284-6; Suppl. I 499-502
2. ff. 16b-42b
Title: Al-luṭf wa-al-laṭāʾif
Jokes on different subjects, e.g. kings, ministers, singers and players
Title taken from GAL
Language(s): Arabic
References
Printed catalogue no. 1715
GAL I 284-6; Suppl. I 499-502
3. ff. 43a-65b
Title: Al-mubhij
An anthology of anecdotes on various subjects; God, justice, friendship
Title taken from GAL
Language(s): Arabic
References
Printed catalogue no. 1715
GAL I 284-6; Suppl. I 499-502
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 65 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 20.6 × 13.8 cm.
Dimensions (written):
Foliation:
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Layout
25 lines per page
Hand(s)
Written in clear Naskh; headings and rulings in red, many marginal glosses
Decoration
History
Origin: Dated Sunday, 24th Shaʿbān and Ramaḍān 1043 AH
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on H. L. Gottschalk et al.: Islamic Arabic Manuscripts. Catalogue of the Mingana Collection of Manuscripts. Vol. IV. Revised edition edited by Derek Hopwood. Birmingham: Selly Oak Colleges, 1985, with additional enhancements.
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