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1 copy of Al-ḥiṣn al-ḥaṣīn by Ibn al-Jazarī, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, 1350-1429
Title: Al-ḥiṣn al-ḥaṣīnTitle: الحصن الحصينIncipit: ةال شيخنا ... ابو الخير محمد بن محمد بن محمد الجزري ... اما بعد حمد الله الذي جعل الدعاء لرد القضاء ... فان هذا الحصن الحصينLanguage(s): ArabicReferences
Printed catalogue no. 77GAL, 1c., esp. no. 19Hunt 1997:14Physical Description
Form: codexExtent: 46 ff.Dimensions (leaf): 23.2 × 13.4 cm.Dimensions (written):Foliation:Foliation:Layout
Hand(s)
Written in Naskhī by ʿIzzat for the Royal Library جزينة همايون at Constantinople; fully vowelled; gold borderlines, red headings. Fol. 1v: headpiece with elaborate floral motifs in red, orange, and pink on blue and red grounds, with red and blue verticals above. This is framed with gold, blue and pink lines and there is a gilded cartouche below. Fol.45v-46r: gilded motif around the colophon and date
Decoration
Binding
Contemporary brown leather binding with gold interlocking 'grill' design. Its frame is stamped with S-shapes.
History
Origin: Dated 1222. AHRecord 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.Availability
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