COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
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Manchester~91~1
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Image Number:
Bookreader_Arabic_MS_40
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Bookreader_Arabic_MS_40
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Reference Number:
Arabic MS 40
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Arabic MS 40
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Parent Work Title:
Thousand and One Nights
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Thousand and One Nights
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Date Created:
18th century
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18th century
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Description:
Manuscript of 'Thousand and One Nights'. The manuscript contains only nights 1 - 141. 1) Ff. 1-20: the introductory text 2) Ff. 20b-6a: Nights 1-7, the story of the merchant and Jinni 3) Ff. 36-70: Nights 8-27, the story of the fisherman; the King, the 'Ifrit', and the possessed young man. 4) Ff. 70b-147: Nights 28 79, the story of the porter, the Kalandars, the girls and the Caliph. 5) Ff. 148-184a: Nights 80-101, the story of Shams ad-Din Muhammad, Nur ad-Din Ali, and Hasan al Basri. 6) Ff. 184b-229: Nights 102-141, the story of the tailor, the Jew, the Christian, and the young man. This story is unfinished, and the manuscript ends abruptly with three pages of verses by the old woman, and the announcement of Night 142. At the beginning of the text is a memorandum: 'S.H. Lewin, 1827. £1. 11s. 6d. From the collection of Dr. Russell, author of the History of Leppo.' Clear European hand. Sixteen lines to the page. Rubricated. A few corrections in pencil by S. H. Lewin
description
Manuscript of 'Thousand and One Nights'. The manuscript contains only nights 1 - 141. 1) Ff. 1-20: the introductory text 2) Ff. 20b-6a: Nights 1-7, the story of the merchant and Jinni 3) Ff. 36-70: Nights 8-27, the story of the fisherman; the King, the 'Ifrit', and the possessed young man. 4) Ff. 70b-147: Nights 28 79, the story of the porter, the Kalandars, the girls and the Caliph. 5) Ff. 148-184a: Nights 80-101, the story of Shams ad-Din Muhammad, Nur ad-Din Ali, and Hasan al Basri. 6) Ff. 184b-229: Nights 102-141, the story of the tailor, the Jew, the Christian, and the young man. This story is unfinished, and the manuscript ends abruptly with three pages of verses by the old woman, and the announcement of Night 142. At the beginning of the text is a memorandum: 'S.H. Lewin, 1827. £1. 11s. 6d. From the collection of Dr. Russell, author of the History of Leppo.' Clear European hand. Sixteen lines to the page. Rubricated. A few corrections in pencil by S. H. Lewin
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Language Code:
ara
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ara
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Language:
Arabic
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Arabic
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Subject:
Arabic literature
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Arabic literature
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Category of Material:
Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
Codex
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Codex
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false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
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Handwriting
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false
Medium:
Ink
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Ink
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false
Medium:
Pencil
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Pencil
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Support:
Paper
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Paper
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Item Height:
205 mm
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205 mm
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Item Width:
150 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
Mingana, Alphonse. Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1934
references
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):
2013-08-21
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2013-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
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Rylands
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