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1 copy of Rasāʼil by Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʼ

51 treatises of the Brethren of Purity

Incipit: الرسالة الاولى من رسائل اخوان الصفا وهى احدى وخمسون رسالة فى فنون العلوم وغرايب الحكم وطرايف الاداب ... الاولى في العدد الحمد لله الذى لايحسن ... الاشياء الا بان يكون بداها حمده

Language(s): Arabic

References

view the printed catalogue Gacek no.276

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 276 f.

Dimensions (leaf): 29.5 × 20 cm.

Dimensions (written): 21 × 11.5 cm.

Layout

Hand(s)

Neat small naskhi hand

Record Sources

"Manuscript description based on Adam Gacek : Catalogue of the Arabic manuscripts in the Library of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1981".

Availability

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card for admissions procedures contact SOAS Archives and Special Collections Admissions. Contact docenquiry@soas.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript. Microfiche copy available for purchase from : Brill - IDC Publishers.

Funding of Cataloguing

JISC

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