COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0806515dc
Reference Number:
Arabic MS 7
Image Title:
Ali's Diwan
Translated Image Title:
Lights of minds from the poetry of the Apostle's executor
Parent Work Title:
Traditions concerning Ali
Creator Attribution:
Ali b. abi Talib
Date Created:
c1560
Page/Sheet:
25v-26r
Image Sequence Number:
025v
Description:
Title page of the section known as Ali's Diwan. The Arabic text is followed by a Persian translation. The Arabic is in gold Naskhi characters, whilst the Persian is in black ink Ta'lik.
Language Code:
per
Language:
Persian
Language Code:
ara
Language:
Arabic
Subject:
Arabic literature
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
Item Height:
225 mm
Item Width:
150 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Bland, Nathaniel, 1803-1865, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
References:
Mingana, Alphonse. Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1934
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2008-03-28
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2008-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
Ali's Diwan
