COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader ArabicMS_601
Reference Number:
Arabic MS 601
Parent Work Title:
Celebrated commentary on the Quran
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Celebrated commentary on the Koran
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Commentary on the Anwār al-tanzīl
Creator:
Khafājī, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, 1571 or 1572-1659
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
15th century
Description:
Commentary on the Anwār al-tanzīl of Bayḍāwī, who died in 1286 by Khafājī. 74 leaves, twenty-one lines to the page. No date. Written in elegant Nastaʿlīq (probably by the author himself), about 1640. The style of the author reflects something of the golden age of Arabic literature. On the margins there are short headings in black and red. Bayḍāwī's text is introduced in red. Seventeenth century, fine Turkish binding. There are four badly stamped seals
Language Code:
ara
Language:
Arabic
Subject:
Qurʼan--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Qurʼan--Hermeneutics
Subject:
Arabic literature--1258-1800
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Item Height:
248 mm
Item Width:
145 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2019-10-25
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2019-11
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands