THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

Department of Semitic Languages & Literatures

CATALOGUE
of

ORIENTAL MANUSCRIPTS

by
John Macdonald

I. ARABIC MSS 1-50

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t h i s C ~ t a l o ~ uaye
a t h e p ~ o p e r t yof t h e U n i v e r s i t y of Leeds,
Dep?.rt;:?ent of Se.xit i c lien,-age
s end L i t e r ~ t u r S.
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They were
9u:cchased f o r t h e U n i v e r s i t y by t h e Head of t h e Depart::i~ent,
t h e 2ev. John Bouvi:tan, Id.A.,
B .D., D . P h i l . , who spent iil~ch
t k i e nnd c a r e i n s s l e c t i n ~froi.3 v a r i o u s solnrces whet seemed
t o h i m v a l u a b l e by re2so11 of a n t i q u i t y , c o n d i t i o n znd, primari l y , s u b j e c t . A s a r e s u l t of h i s 1abou;:s hz succeeded Sn acqui r i n g ;::!SS ::s;?raselitin~ a wide r m g e o f t o p + c s , so t h s t t h e coll e c t i o i i covers t h e vihole f i e l d of I s l a x i c and A r ~ b i cs t u d i e s .
The f i r s t Index h o r e i n i s k z d i c a t i v e of thet wide range, 2nd
t h e obvious value o f iiiz.ny of t ? :L~
!ISS a d t h e i r w1iq.e l e s s as
a c o l l e c t i o n d u l y i l l u s t r a t e h i s d i s c r e t ionamj powers.
The c o l l e c t i o n at p r e s e n t c o $ ~ p ~ i s eabout
s
400 >ASS, t h e
iilajority o f thein :?rzbic, the r e a a i n d e r P e r s i a n , Turkis:~,
S~.:~iz.rit
c n and Syr Lac.
The Depart:.~ent iiltend t h a t r e s e a r c h be undertaken i n t o
t h e s e iiijSS and aliwzdy s e v e r e 1 p o s t - g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s , praxising A r a b i s t s , h w e b e g m such work. The Depazt?nentts s t a f f
a r e v i i l l i n g t o o f f e r eveyy f a c i l i t y aild guidance t o any who
d e s i r e t o viorlc on t h e ?:$SS f o r h i g h e r d e g r e e s z t t h e U n i v e r s i t y
of Leeds.
filjr t h d s a r e g l a d l y g i v e n t o t h e f o l l o w i n g c ~ l l e z . ~ e s
and o t h e r s : - t o Dr.Bow:.l,?n f o r p r o v i d i n g t h e n a t e r i a l s and
h e l p i n g t o i d z n t i f y c a r e l e s s l y w r i t t e n words i n t h e FhSS; t o
D.Sc., and A.C:uillawne, &1.A.,
P r o f e s s o r s J. de Sorflogyi, R . D . ,

( t h e l e t t e r on t h e staff of t h e Departrflent et t h e
ti;;.~a of c a t a l o p i n g ) fo?: I d e n t i f y i n g a few o f t h e works;
t o Mr. S a n i r IIi~sa;igy,B.Sc., f o r h e l p i n g t o u n r a v e l some
t e x t s , end t o Xiss Ann A l l d r i t , B.A. f o r t y p i n g 2nd proofreading. F i n z l l y , t o my own t a a c h e r , P r o f e s s o r Jzi!aes Xobson,
i!!.A.,
B.D., D.Litt., D.D., !:ay indebtedness, f o r it w a s h i s
cetalo,nue forinat that i n s p i r e d t h e one used h e r o i n .
D.U.

John ~~Iacdonald,
Lecturer,
U n i v e r s i t y of
Leeds

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work i:lap o r ::lay n o t r e v s a l t h e i1ecesszr.y d e t n i l s of t i t l e ,
s u t h o r o r d?.te of copgin,s-. 3ii soiile wo~lcse, formerr owner
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in h i s Dossession, u s u a l l y (but ilot ali-re.ysj c o r r e c t l y .
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h.utbo?:
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Dnte: iJot s t z t e d ; probably e e r l g 1 7 t h c e n t u r y

F o l i o s 129, 9-i- X 5;:- i n ; in s i n g l e cola;ms of 14 l i n e s t o

p a p , rinsice 2. z o l d b o r d e r surrounded by two l e d l i n e s and
one b l ~ l e ,6 X 3 i n . W r i t t e n on v 3 r t i c a l l y - l a i d p a p e r i n
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with
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g o l d , w i t h flo:c,o.l p a t t e r n i n g o l d covering t h e i n c r ~ i n s .
S t i f f l e a t h e r b i n d i n g wit11 f l o r a l d e s i g n in gold; no f l a p .
Theye nze ~amyp i o u s c o r r e c t i o n s , and p i e c e s of i n f o r n e t i o n
regacdiiz:; t h e sou3rce o f h?,diths
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F o l i o 1 and 'nzlf of f o l i o l a c o n t a i n 3 l o n g a s c r i p t i o n Fn
p r z i s e of A l l a h ' s v i r t u e s .

It i s p o s s i b l e that B e r l i n (Oct.2932) h a s n MS of p n r t of
t h i s work. iVo o t h e r copy seel.;ls t o have been ijlad" knorm.

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T i t l e pace ~ i v e s'Unwzn i n b l a c k 2nd red. F o l i o s 22.-4a
c o n t a i n c. l i s t (na:;.les of aersonclges in s q u s r e s ) of t h o s e
;:.ientioned in e a c h of t h e si;c --.
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d a t e of anthology.

L i t e r a r y f i g u r e s f roil t h e Ye:ze:-?en
C e l e b r a t e d p o e t s from Mecca L3 MedLnah
L i t e r a r y f i g u r e s from Egypt, S y r i e & I r a q
C e l e b r a t e d w r i t e r s from Turlcey 2 Morocco
Wise xen from Bahrein 8: Oinan
L i t e r a r y f i g u r e s f r o n I n d i a ia P e r s i a .

Title :

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Date

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t a l> t o ~ ~ I - - ' T ~ W ~ . Z ~ J ? ' (11.676/1278)

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f o r .'Kitc?bu :l-'arbat,'inW c f . B r o c k e l ~ : ~ ~ m
S.n1.677, 682:
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2.

S.II.416,

442.

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ve:ctic:?lly-laid p s p e r in 2.n ininele;~.nt Ifaslchi
-- hmd, unvoc=di z e d , few o r t h o g r a p h i c s i g n s . F i r s t word o f each t r a d i t i o n
o v e r l i n e d in red. F o l i o 1 has the 'Unwgn. Incoinplete, b u t
very l i t t l e n i s s i n s . %ie f i r s t t h r e e f o l i o s have been
s u p p l i e d in in0dx-n ti:-les. l%e MS i s d i s c o l o u r e d and seine
edges a r e da:,lazed. F o l i o s a r e l o o s e within an e x c e l l e n t ,
modern r s d - l e a t h e r binding, w i t h f l a p .
Begins:
Ends :
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mnj_lis by a l - m i s s % .
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(d.8;1/1418)
Date: 1317/1300, but it i s s t s t a d that t h e
copy i s based on a MS d a t e d 987/1579,
i t s e l f based 011 t!za a u t h o r ' s autogragh.

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F o l i o s 134, l.& X 9 in; in s i n g l e columns o f 1 5 l i n e s t o

page i n s i d e a double r e d l i n e , surrounded by 0.n o u t e r f r m e
in v i o l e t , 1 0 X 6 in. W r i t t e n on good, v e r t i c a l l y - l a i d
page r in i n e l e g a n t ITasKh, unvo c a l i z e d , but w i t h ortho,yraphic
s i g n s . Paginated t h r o u g h o ~ ~ t .(hod red-lecthexer binding,
v e r y s l Q h t l y worn, w i t h a d d i t i o n s 1 b r i g l ~ t - l ~ a k pzge
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between
binding and f i r s t and l a s t f o l i o s ; w i t h f l a p . On t h e first
of t h e l a k e pages i s an Index i n t h e modorn s t y l e , continued
on a b l 2 d s h e e t a f t e r f o l i o 134, ending w i t h a g e n e ~ l o g i c a l
t a b l e b e g i n n h a . f r o % 'Adn%.

The wor.1~ranges frocl p m - ~ s l % lt o t h e a u t h o r ' s ozvn day.

I;eneclogical n n m s o:e in red and p r r t l y v o c a l i z e d , w i t h
Shadda u s u a l l y w r i t t e n .

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n o t e s and a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r n ~ t j - o n . l!lritten on t h i c k metted
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hend.
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Naskll $ but vn:rir?ble.
The work i s i n two p a r t s , and t h e a o s t
age-worn p m t s aye th2 frij:st end l a s t f o l i o s . l&-pairs, w i t h
p i e c e s of s h e e t s froin a l a t e r IdS, have been e f f e c t e d , p a r t i c u l a r l y on tlie ?jlargins and so;-.~et e x t h a s been l o s t . No vooali z a t i o n , f e w orthoiyraphic s%ns;
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Date : 120'7/1792

Author:

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Title:
Author:
Date:

Mursidu ' l - ~ u t a ' a h h i l

Muhammad a l - B a r j a l I ( s e e below)
1098/1686

This ~ n a t r i m o n i a lguide, a t t r i b u t e d t o a l - ~ a r j a l ' I i n t h e

'UnwEn, may be i n f a c & by al-IznIqx.
Cf.Brockelmann G. II.29L7:

is a s c r i b e d t o Muhammad b.

1418 )

S. II.3155.a,

where t h e work

Muhammad a l - I z n I q I ~ u t b a d d ' I n(d.812/

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indented designs on covers.
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(Rhetoric)
TWO WORKS I N ONE VOLUME

A.

BoliOS 1-11
Title:
Author:
Date;

( E a r h u ) 'r-Riszlati 'l-~anafxya
Not s t a t e d
Not s t a t e d ; may be 17th century
0

The work appears 'to be a Commentary on a T r e a t i s e on Rhetoric;

t o b e compared w i t h t h e work of t h e same t i t l e i n Brockelmann

B.

F o l i o s 12-33
Title:

Not given, b u t t h e work appears t o be

a t r a c t on t h e a r t of Disputetion.
Not s t a t e d
Not s t a t e d ; may be 1 7 t h century

Author:
Date;

The f i r s t few f o l i o s of each work a r e copiously annotated,

i n t e r l i n e a r l y and i n t h e margins.
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nnthor of t h e p r a y e r s ,
not o f t l i o c o l l e c t i o n .
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2.1-:iaed?
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by d m p 3.11d by csaclrinz of rnz-xed c e n t r e s . M~lr.rsSnp s s e r o f f v ~ l ~ i t s.t??ick
,
i;lntt w i t h g o l d b o r d e r Dec.-.;' eQes.
No e n n o t a t i o n s
P z p s e x c e l l e n t l y bound i n r e 3 lez.ther, mith s o l d b o r d e r
st~.:lped na,?r 01.1tsj.de edges; no f l a p . ; i e p . i r s h w e been
e f f e c t e d on s e v e r c l f o l i o s , :;:esulting i n s e r i o l l s l o s s of
t e x t in l a - ? a .
S i n g l e line '~nvi& i n gold. F o l i o s la-2 are

co-;lpletelg ado:,!ned wit11 f l o r z l d e s i c n s . S e 2 l s o r for!ner

onners a p p e a r on flyle,?.ves, oilc: v i t h t h e d a t a 1179/1765.
T!1e f o l l o v ~ i lt i~t~l e s zLp;3eai.; see t i t l e (p.31) f o r
f o l i o In:-

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Folio 5

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no b o ~ d u p . Yl;.ittei~ on :~c;.,-.vilyrin..::ed, h o r i z o n t a l l y - l a i d
2:\~32;. (vritli vve::ticc~.l l::.gers ,?t v:!ri?.ble dist::ilces) in f o r r n d
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title
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i n z a , wit:,&? 2. horde?! o f bl~.c!: ~ i g~o l d , 7-3 X 3-g in. W r i t t e n
on :;ood i.1-.tt $a:~e,,er i n sr:~c.ll, cle2.r N,?s!.ch ? y i t h s o r ~ evolvel
Bov~ld i i z stou.t bi-01-m loz.tl?cr-.covered
sipis ci1d o;..tllogrr:;,,hy.
bo?.:!ds, Z r o l z t b o m d l o o s e ; no fl?$.
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Each
i..<lpr,-sssedser?ls, 1iz.s d ; t e r i o x t e d 2.1ong t h e edges.
pr.ze i?,?.s7. zed l i i l e &I.
f r o > - 1t h e o ~ ~ edges.
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F o l i o s l n - 5 c o a t a i n zi-I excn:lJ.ently ~ . r r . ~ . i ~ zz.i~d
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zdCitionz.1 SlsP]_3ly (2.11 T z f l % q )
l i e u of 3 a i s s i f i g beginning.

Ths IBS i s now coo:?l?lete. FC,-.r~bsc o n t 2 . b s u b s t a n t i f i l a l m o t ~ . t i o n s and sub-t i t l e s .

T'ic: p r e s e n t .<:ark is Volv;:ile 11 of :: d i c t i o n = y o f tlieolo,ni c z l , 1 6 ~ ~ h1 i ,s t o x i c a l ziid o t h e r t o p l c s ; p o s s i b l y n r e v i s e d
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L, ., ..e , no bo2:der. d'J:?it'ceil on t h i c k , v.?rticz.lly-l?.?.& p?.pcr
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T'le work appears t o be a CO+
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c.lt:iou~;h c.t-tribxted t o ??k:l, it i s ;-?or3 l i k e l y tlic?.t it was c0r.iuosad by r. followei. o r c. s t u d e n t .

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B.

F o l i o s 72-106~. (on E2istolz:cy S t y l e )

TitLe : ~ z d z ' u'l-'inshg.
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(d.1033/1624)
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F o l i o s 108-158
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s i q l ? c o l ~ x ~ , m no
s , b o r d e r , of (A)
1 5 , ( 3 ) 19, ( C j 21 lj11ilos t o :x.ge.
W r i t t e n on good, v e ? r t i c a l l y 1r.id p::;oe;:' (iitt!~
hoyizo;l~;,?l l?.yer .to t h e inch) in ( A ) i n e l e z 2,ilt
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( B ) e l e s a n t , sy~:lmetrical bT~.sLch, m d ( 2 )
:. .i k e d iV:!.sl:l1-i:nq'
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Boimd iil s t o u t bo?.,::ds, red-b;.o'~il l o c t h e r - c o v 3 r e d , ;rest of t h e
bor.rds subszquantly overl:..id in 'ul-ck; 110 fl,?j>. F o l i o s
l o o s - n i n g ff:;ro: s p j n e .
'Un;6ns bi f o l i o s 1, 72, 108. Sz.;?le
~3::l oiR ovn.~ershipoil rj.?.clz 'Ui1ws.n f o l i o .
F o l i o s 71-71n, 107
l
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Date: 11-99/1785

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see on MS 33.

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'ar?.t vi-LZi so:,le o?::'tl?og:~:c?phic 3 igiis
A f e n ~ w b ? i c r .ito n s i n red.
Quot:l.tions i.iit::*oduc(?dby g?.lnlilhu
-....- - in r e d t!i?!o~qhout. No
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;p"?.

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bA?~ilzAhm.d
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F o l i o s 551, 1 2 X 84 i n ; iil s i n g l e colix:?ns o f 35 1b1es t o

pap"
c,d 7 i ~ i t h i n2. bo,1"113~
of t170r e d l i n e s , g?
; x 4$ i n . W r i t t e n
on waxad, h o r i z o n t , ? . l l y - l n i d pi".~ser ( w i t h &~o[;?llar vertS.ca1
l?..yer t o L.,?c:.I 2 c?. ) i n c l ~ c : : N a s S , vitholnt voT?els, but w i t h
s o m oTt:ao;rc.phic s i p s . L : few m b i - i c a t i o n s i n red. Quot a t ioiqs b1t~ochlc"d by ~ . L- I-~ U. ?-I V- ; h1 :st'd throu&out.
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d n s i s n s st:..;.!~ped on b o t h c o v e r s i n s o l d and enter d?si,nns in
y
f l::.p si;-15.lrr:lg or:nr.;:ia;zted.
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1 a r ~ ; : MS.
e

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of 21 l i m e s t o
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110 f.ii~~ot?.tion3.Bound LiiZ s o f t brown l=?.thsr, no f l a p .
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no boi:dei-.
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unfinislied, 5ii iiliilllepnt Tc ' l l q , p a r t i d l y vocc.lieod a n d
w i t h sou,~eo;:t!io:;;:rrlhic
si.-ns. i331ild~; coiq3osed of le?.ther
st?:lps, cov:i;s b ~ S f , s p b e d?,?lr b?:o:7n; no f l a p . Soae worn
:?olos thr:oi?.~l~
Le-tlie;:.
fi veqr Ton aa11otr.ti o n s o r c o r r e c t
ions. S s v u r a l ser?ls oi" for~gei"o v n l ~ i ' s l ~i in~ f o l i o 1. IT0
U

ii.

note in

~ 0 1 2 . 01

g i v e s t h e populez t i t l e

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F o l i o s 190, 9 - X 6 in;
six1iu;l.r c o l ~ < l i l0.i"
s 1-3 l i n o s t o
Ti:fitteil on o f f - : ~ h i t e , f i n e v e r t i c - l l y -.!?--e, no bo,-$e-.
l z i d p s p e ~in fi@lege.nt i:nql 2.; qu.otr.t i o n s o n l y vocc.li.zea,
v r i t l l o:,:.-i;hops$hic sipis. A fevi a n i ~ o t , ? t i o n s . The:ce ?%reno
i o n s o r rub::ics.
Quotc:t ii.)ns, -1vr:rr.y~of ti!~o l i n e s , 2.re
. L ~ s n t . 3 o u ~ din b;:ovm l ; ~ ~ . t ! i e ~ - c o v z r'oo,?~-ds,
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.
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f o r g o t t o z i v c p:..ge :csi^e;.eilces a s 3.3 o'ovionsly iiltended.
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l"or::~e:;: owne:.*ship on f l y l e d d?.ted
1062/1652 3
Title :

arockelmmm C:.. II.16Y8:

S. II.1628.

F o l i o s 300, 82 c: 6 in; i n sin:;le c o l ~ ~ ~ ~of~ l19

l l sl i n e s t o
9,-2::,no bo?:der; v ? r y .:ride r:~?.~zj.ns. PT.?--?'.ttanon v~sxed,
vcxt 4c,-.lly-laid p?:;ie r iil 5iiel~?gr.i-1tSgr:ci:-.n iJ~.slCi,
... I.:rgsLg
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So.;:e c m o t n t i o n s r n d
rubricz.t j.oiis.
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Mukhtalaf U 'all-ShI'a f I 'ahk-mi ' s h - ~ h a r x ' a

Ibn al-Mutahhar al-Hi111 a;-:Allha
(d.726/1326)

Title:
Author:
Copyist:
Date:

KaramallEh b.
1094/1683,

'&a'

611& al-Jazz' i r T

Brockelmaim (G. 11.211) : S. 11. 20937.

F o l i o s 316, 11 X 6

in;

i n s i n g l e columns of 29 l i n e s

t o page, within a border of s i l v e r , surlnounted by an i n n e r

and two o u t e r black l i n e s , 8

4 in.

W r i t t e n on p a l e brown,

g l o s s y , v e r t i c a l l y - l a i d paper i n e x c e l l e n t , elegant N a s u ,
unvocalized, b u t w i t h some orthographic signs.
one rubric.
i n red).

Few annotations,

P o i n t s of lavi introduced i n t h e usual way (mas'ala

Bound i n t h i c k r e d l e a t h e r , with deep s i l v e r band on

b o t h covers;

spine badly worn:

no f l a p .

Last 19 f o l i o s loose.

Worm h o l e s throughout, but text mostly undamaged.

mapgins crumble t o t h e touch.

missing.

No 'UnviEn.

Edges of

F i r s t few f o l i o s

S e a l of former oy,vaer i n f o l i o 296 obscuring text.

..

F o l i o 286a h a s t i t l e ( a f t e r b i ' s m i l l ~ h ) "Kitzbu 'S-Said tvaTawsbi'ihw.

Text of l a s t f o l i o s covered on r i g h t w i t h a f f i x e d

paper f o r r~iending.
Begins only a t :

4day_

&O

JL I&

MS

48 ( g u r qEn)
k PORTION OF T3E QUR'~'iIi, 1 6 t h Century

F o l i o s 30, 13

i n s i n g l e colunns of 15 l i n e s t o

8& i n ;

page, i n s i d e a panel of gold, b l u e and green borders,

X

5$ in.

Each page h a s a border (4cm.from

white l i n e between two black l i n e s .

t h e edges) of a

The margins a r e s t a i n e d

deep p i n k , ti.le i n s i d e of t h e p a n e l s i n buff.

Verses

s e p a r a t e d by parallelograms i n b l u e , b l a c k , r e d and gold.

The f o l i o s a r e of cardboard, bound back t o back a t t h e o u t e r
edges.

A b e a u t i f u l c s l l i g r a p h i c N a s g , f u l l y vocalized, with

a l l orthographic signs.
prussian-blue border.
between t h e l i n e s .

F o l i o 1 has an empty panel w i t h

F b l i o s la-2 have r i c h g i l t i l l u m i n a t i o n s

F o l i o l a h a s t h e l a s t few l i n e s of Siiratu

' l - ~ a q a r a and t h e n t h e t i t l e of Siirat 31 'ImrEn i n b l u e , r e d ,

pirlk, and green.
but incomplete.

The r e s t of t h e MS c o n t a i n s t h e l a t t e r Siirah,
Red leather-covered boards, with off-white

paper s t u o k onto boards.

Begins (Siirah 2 ) a t :

mds

(Siirah 3 ) a t :

&$l,

(*J p

4' &I L

&-,SW Pp + p

p& t

MS 42 (Medicine)
Title:
Author:
Date;

..

al-MEjiz f i 't-Tibb (= al-Q&&?)

'AlZ1 ad-DL b. Abi 'l-Hazm al-&ura&
Ibn N a f h (d.687/1288)
Not s t a t e d ; probably 1 8 t h century

F o l i o s 325, 119 X 64 i n ; i n s i n g l e colunns of 21 l i n e s t o

page, i n s i d e a border of p a l e brown, grey, r e d and deep b l u e
l i n e s , 8; X l+$ in.
Each page h a s a s i n g l e b l u e l i n e &in. from
o u t e r edges. Written on c o a r s e l y f i n i s h e d , v e r t i c a l l y - l a i d
pai)er i n TallTq, with few vowel signs and no orthographia signs.
No a n n o t a t i o n s , some r u b r i c a t l o n s .
Some worm holes. Bound i n
s t o u t , marble-styled paper a f f i x e d t o c o v e r s ; no f l a p , Spine
damaged a t top and cracked down t h e centre. No '~nw&.
P o l i o l a h a s a h i g h l y ornamented, multicoloured design with
i n s e t " b i 'smillEhW.

See MS 29 above, which i s probably a d i g e s t o r e x t r a c t

of t h i s work.
T h i s medical MS i s very l i k e "Miijizu 'l-&'in&", published
i n C a l c u t t a , 1828, According t o an B ~ g l i s hn o t e on t h e I n s i d e
Of t h e f r o n t cover t h e r e i s t h e sane arrangement;
both end
With t h e s t o r y of t h e mad dog whose l i v e r , when eaten, a c t s a s
a therapeutic.
T h i s MS i s twice a s l o n g a s t h e p r i n t e d book,

but i t i s d i f f i c u l t t o say w i t h c e r t a i n t y whether t h i s copy

The work b e g i n s w i t h the f o u r
is expanded o r is a &arh.
humours, g i v e s general r u l e s , drugs and d i e t e t i c treatment.
There i s a long s e c t i o n on ailments confined t o p a r t i c u l a r
p a r t s of t h e b o u .

./

Begins:

(~edicine)
Title:
Author:
Date:

T a s h r l u 'l-~anEfi' f i 't-Tibb wa'l-Hikam

a-*
Ibrarm b. 'Abd. ar-Rahman al-irzraq( i )
(21. e a r l y 15th c e n t u r y &.D. )
1211/1796

Brockelmann S. 11. 1704.

: ( of. 2522).

F o l i o s 259, 11%
x 8$ in; i n s i n g l e columns of 23 l i n e s t o
page, some pages w i t h i n a border of two r e d l i n e s , 82 X 5% in.
W r i t t e n on t h i c k , h o r i z o n t a l l y - l a i d paper i n l a r g e , c l e a r
NaQ,
wi$h a few vowel and orthographic signs. Mans r u b r i c a t F o l i o s la-2 c o n t a i n a d e t a i l e d
i o n s , a very few annotations.
F i h r i s t with page r e f e r e n c e s , each i n a square bounded by two
r e d l i n e s . F o l i o s l o o s e u-uithin h a l f - l e a t h e r covered boards
(grey);

no f l a p .

F o l i o s 25&-259

c o n t a i n extraneous material.

Wrongly i d e n t i f i e d by a former olviler on f l y l e a f a s "Kitzb

ar-Rahmah", a work i n f a c t on which t h i s work i s based.
T h i s seems t o be a compilation based on more t h a n one e a r l i e r
work.
Begins:

iathol~&!.Y
Aphorisms
Biogra-phy
Conunentary v. T a f s i r , Law, Grammar, etc.
C G silo gr sphy
Dictionary

DTwgn
Encyclopedia
Epistolary Style
Genealogy
Grammar
History
Local H i s t o r y
IIadrS

..
.

Law
Lexicography v. Dictionary
L i t e r a t u r e ( ~ e l l e s~ e t t r e s )
Matheniatics
Matrirnow
Medicine
Mu'allaqzt v. ~ a s y d a
Mysticism
Numerology
Pllilosophy
Prayer

Prosody
QasTda
iutallaq~t
Qurc'.En
Religion
Prayer v. Prayer
Prayers
R e l i g i o u s Duty
Ritual
R e l i g i o u s Duty v. R e l i g i o n
Rhetoric
R i t u a l v. Religion
Sayings v. i~phorisms
Saience
( v , a l s o Sncyclopedia, Cosmography, etc. )
SharX ' a v. Law
Taf sXr ( ~ u r a n i c )
T a t r f Q v. HadTth, Biography
Wisdom v. Aphorisms

2.

drUTHOBS and other names

= Muhammad:

(,L. = =&mad: M.

'Abdalqiidir b. a.

S z l i h b.

a. = ~&b?i/x)

'Xbdallzh al-JTl'i

'AbdalqEdir as-S~&ZWI'
Abdarrahm-m v. al-Hamd-mI
'i.bdarralm-an b. Hasan a l - Jabart?:
a
'iSbdarra
al-~&Zw~
'4radallatff b. A. al-BiqEII al-Mil'isrr
'Abdall'%l b. HisnZm
-.- Jamgladdk
'd.bdnllEh al-Hasan b. A. az-Zauzad
'Abdallgh al-Gazd~

'

a.

M.

'Al.

...

b.

Bardizbah al-BukQErT

a. l . M. B. 'Umar al-WZqidi
a. Hafs 'Umar al-WardT
a.
';dB 'addin ' n l T b.

'i- as an

... .

al-Hazm al-&ura&T

( Ibn an-Naf 3s)

a. H q r y E n at-TauhTdT
a. i a d y ~ ng u ' a i :
b. Sa'dall'iih b. '~;bdalkEfT
al-Huraif i&
a. 'l-UahZsin Hus&add?tn ar-RuhEwT
a. ~ a s r ' ~b., 'Ar. al-HmndiinI
a. Nasr Isrn~'i1Jauharx
a.
MamEd b. 'Umar az-Zaniakhs_hari
a
A. b.
b. as-Sa ' E t f
;A.
b. F1akhradd?Jn a l - ~ a n a f i al-.Bar13
i r . b. Hmad b.
' ~ t h m i nash-~harqZwT al-JirjZv~T
A. b. ; I i j ~ za ~l - ~ a w

...

'l-i.

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M. ash-ShirwEn'i al-Yamanll
a l - 'i~i-abI
al-kzreq(I)
'd.l'i'addin b. a. 'l-Hazm al-Qura&I
l
( t h e Emrr)

h. b.

b.

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L

b.

'~imTr

al-BaidEviT
al-Bar j a l i
al-BiqE 'I
al-8@ErI
al-Busramr
BurhsnaddTn Mahmiid b.

.. .

a l - ~ z f i zb. Hujar
al-Hamawx

Sadr

( D n an-Nafrs)

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.

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Hnsan a s h - S h u r u i b u l ~ l T al-War%
al-Himyarr
al-Huraif i
&

Husain b. M.

cl

al-Hanafr

al-Mahalli
b
a&Sh'afit'f

al-Jabart'I ( 'Abdarrahm%-i b. H. )
al-JabartT (M. a. Bakr )

. .

Jamgladdh ( lAbdallXh b. H. )
JarnBladdTn ~ a s w z i lb. Sa 'Sd a l - ~ i m y a r x
JauharT
al-Jaz?itirX
a l - Jib.vI11T
S*,

al-nlI
a l - J i r jEwT

al-Ma&bBirg

,.

al-Miiahallx
Ma jnih a l - ' h i r
al-Flia&k3
Ibn IllElik
al-Maqdlsr
Mar 'i b. Yi'iusuf RI-Hmbal'i al-Maqdlsr
Mas'Kd b. 'Umar S a t d at-TaftZzZnT
M.
Bakr al-Jabart3 al-Hanafx
M. b. a. Bakr b.
al-M&.&z'imx
M. al-Bar j a l r
M. b. MubErak
al-BuAk ZrT

mar

M. b. M. al-IznTqT Q u t b a d d b
b.M. b. Sulaim-m b. M. Ibn al-Hunrawx a L - H a n a f x

Muhy~uddxnIbn al-'Arab'l
al-Munawr
Ibn al-Mutahhar al-Hi111 a1- 'All%na

'

Ibn an-NaAs
an-Na-xawy
NEraddin a. l-Hasan

'

'i r l T

'l-UsnnunI

R l z q All-% b. ~ a s s k
al-~alab3
a r -Ruhgw'i

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M u h m z al-JibrTn'i

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