Qq. 20 (University Library, Cambridge University)
Oriental Manuscripts
Contents
Summary of Contents: A work on on poetical figures and retorical devices by Jirmānūs Farḥāt (1670 or 71-1732 or 3), the maronite of Aleppo. This manuscript concludes 1221v-214v with an index of rhethrical figures explained in the book, which is followed by f. 215 by a shor account of the author and his work and writings.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 216 folios.
Dimensions (leaf): 30.9 × 19.2 cm.
Dimensions (written):
Layout
21 lines per page.
Hand(s)
History
Origin: 1226 AH; 1811 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
Bequest of J.L. Burckhardt (1784-1817) in 1819
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on E. G. Browne: A hand-list of the Muhammadan manuscripts, including all those written in the Arabic character, preserved in the Library of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge, 1900. abbreviated by the OCIMCO project team.
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
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