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1 copy of Ḥayāt al-ḥayawān by Damīrī, Muḥammad ibn Mūsá, 1341?-1405

Author: Damīrī, Muḥammad ibn Mūsá, 1341?-1405 اللدميري، محمد بن موسى

Title: Ḥayāt al-ḥayawān

Title: حياة الحيوان

Incipit: قال الكثرون هذا التصدق مستحب /../ ... وقيل واجب /لما/ فيه من ازالة الاذى عن الراس

Language(s): Arabic

References

view the printed catalogue>Gacek no.98

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: fol. 112

Dimensions (leaf): 17.5 × 13 cm.

Dimensions (written): 12.5 × 8.5 cm.

Condition

Fragment of al-Damiri's zoological dictionary (letters qaf - 'ayn) Incomplete and beginning and end. Badly damaged by acidic ink

Layout

Hand(s)

Clear Naskh. Text rubricated.

History

Origin: 15th century AH; 9th century CE

Provenance and Acquisition

in 20th century.

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.

Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World