Or. 1723 (University Library, Cambridge University)

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3 works by 3 authors on the subjects of Quotations, Arabic literature, and Love poetry

1. Ff. 1a-164a
Author: Abū Madyan Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Fāsī, d. 1767 محمد بن احمد ابو مدين الفاسي
Title: Majmūʻ al-ẓaraf
Title: Jumūʻ al-ẓarf wa-jāmiʻ al-ẓuraf
Title: مجموع الظرف
Title: جموع الظرف وجامع الظرف

Language(s): Arabic
2. ff. 165b-166a
Author: anonymous
Title: Commentaries on poetry and grammar

Language(s): Arabic
3. ff. 166b-230b
Author: Ṣafadī, Khalīl ibn Aybak, ca 1297-1363 صفدي، خليل بن أيبك
Title: Lawʻat al-shākī wa-damʻat al-bākī
Title: لوعة الشاكي ودمعة الباكي

Language(s): Arabic

References

GAL, II, 32.335; GAS, 28.463 (?); in note: GII and SII

Physical Description

Form: other
Extent: 230 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 25 × 14,5 cm.
Dimensions (written): 13,3 × 9,2 cm.
Foliation: Modern foliation, plus pagination in blue ink throughout the first work

Layout

Hand(s)

Decoration

Rubrication in red ink

Binding

Original binding in brown leather decorated with carved frame and central lobe.

Condition

Bad condition

History

Origin: 1131 AH; 1719 CE

Provenance and Acquisition

Bequest of E.G. Browne,1862-1926.

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Funding of Cataloguing

JISC

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