ms. 46341 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)
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Contents
3 works by 2 authors on the subjects of Horsemanship, Falconry, and Veterinary medicine
1.
Title: Kitāb al-furūsīyah
Title: كتاب الفروسية
Apparently the same as Paris 2825 ascribed to Aḥdab al-Rammāh ,Najm al-Dīn Ayyūb, 1238-1295 Transcribed from Gotha 2091
Incipit: الحمد لله الذي اعز اهل طاعته وكرمهم بالايمان وشرفهم بالقرآن وامرهم بالجهاد ... وبعد حمد الله على تواتر نعمه وترادف كرمه ... اعلم وفقك الله تعالى انا وجدنا اقوال الفرسان وآراء الشجعان فيها ... كثيرة متسعة فاخذنا من خير ما روينا عنهم عشرين بابا ... فمنها عشرة في الركوب ومنها عشرة ... في الوثوب وبدانا بالركوب
Language(s): Arabic
References
Gacek 165
2.
Title: Kitāb al-bazyarah
Title: كتاب البزيرة
Also known as Kitāb al-nuzah كتاب النزة
Incipit: بسم الله ... خليق بذوي العدل من الملوك الكرام السماحة والاكرام والهمم العظام الحسنى السياسات ان ... يكون التصيد والتقنص لهم من جميل العادات
Language(s): Arabic
References
Gacek 161
3.
Title: Kitāb al-bayṭarah
Title: كتاب البيطرة
Transcribed from copy in Gotha. Incomplete. Interleaved Arabic-English vocabulary.
Incipit: اني وجدت الخيل عزا ظاهرا /../ تنجي من الغما ويكشفن الدجى
Language(s): Arabic
References
Gacek 160
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: wove paper laid glossy paper laid glossy paper
fol. 1-25 33 × 20 cm. 23 × 14 cm. fol. 26-36 33 × 20 cm. 23 × 14 cm. fol. 37-72 33 × 20 cm. 22.5 × 14 cm.
Layout
Hand(s)
Naskhi Naskhi Naskhi
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Binding
History
Origin: 1323 AH; 1906 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
Bequest of Lt. Col. D.C. Phillott Gregorian
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
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