Islamic Arabic 188 (Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham)
Mingana
Contents
A history of Mecca and the Kaaba
The work is divided into a muqadamah, then bābs and a khātimah.
Language(s): Arabic
References
Printed catalogue no. 904
GAL II 381-2, esp. no. 1; II 514-5
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 152 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 20.5 × 15.6 cm.
Dimensions (written):
Foliation:
Foliation:
Condition
Ff. 1-2 are defective and ff. 110-11 are slightly damaged at their lower ends.
Layout
27 lines per page
Hand(s)
Written in Naskhī by ʿAlī Riyāḍī علي الرياضي ; red headings.
Decoration
History
Origin: Undated, probably 18th century CE
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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