Z. 13 (Old Library, Jesus College, Cambridge)
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2 works by 2 authors on the subject of Arabic language
1. ff. 1v-20rTitle: كتاب الشافية في التصريفColophon: f. 20r هذا النسخة المباركة يوم الابعاء في شعر المولد على صاحبه افضل الصلاة والسلام على كاتبه ابو حسن الكستي الشافعي البيروتي غفر الله به امين سنة ١٢٦٩Language(s): ArabicReferences
2. ff. 21v-103rAuthor: Thaʻālibī, ʻAbd al-Malik ibn Muḥammad, 961 or 2-1037 or 8 الثعالبي، عبد الملك بن محمد، ابو منصورTitle: Fiqh al-lughahTitle: فقه اللغةLanguage(s): ArabicReferences
Physical Description
Form: otherSupport: European paperExtent: 108 ff.Dimensions (leaf): 19,5 × 13,8 cm.Dimensions (written): 15 × 7,8 cm.Foliation: Foliation supplied by the cataloguerCollation
Due to the tight binding it is not possible to describe the collation of the quires
Catchwords in each verso
Condition
Good condition
Layout
23 lines per page Catchwords in each verso
Decoration
Additions:- marginalia
Both works contain a number of marginal notes
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A note by Samuel Lyde in f. 1r states: Two very valuable Arabic M.s.s as corrected with great care and the insertion of vowel points by Yousef al-Aseer a Mohammedan Sheikh of Sidon, one of the most learned Arabic Scholars in the present day. The first M.s. is styled the 'Shafiyeh' in Arabic accidence. The second is most useful as a dictionary or explanation of Arabic words.
Binding
Modern binding in cardboard
History
Origin: 1269 AH; 1852 CEProvenance and Acquisition
The manuscript belonged to Samuel Lyde; the ownership statement of the title page is dated in 1858
Bequeathed by Samuel Lyde to Jesus College
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Funding of Cataloguing
Jesus College
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