Detail View: Medieval Collection:
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Image Number:
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Bookreader ArabicMS_680 [677]
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Reference Number:
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Arabic MS 677
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Previous Accession Number:
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Arabic MS 680 [677]
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Parent Work Title:
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Maqamat al-Hariri
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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The Maqamat (= ornate tales) of Hariri
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Creator:
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Al-Qasim ibn 'Ali al Hariri, 1054-1122
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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13th century
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Description:
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The manuscript consists of 171 leaves and contains the fifty makamahs, with the usual Preface and Epilogue (where the author gives his name), but not the Risalahs. There are 131 coloured illustrations.
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Language Code:
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ara
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Language:
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Arabic
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Technique Used:
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Painting (image-making)
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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Iraq
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Item Height:
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335 mm
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Item Width:
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250 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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References:
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Mingana, Alphonse. Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1934
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2016-02-17
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2016-04
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Medieval
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