Collection ID: 0023 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Devotional book.

Authors

• Free Library of Philadelphia. Rare Book Department. John Frederick Lewis Collection of Oriental Manuscripts

Call number

Lewis O 171
(Philadelphia, Free Library of Philadelphia, Rare Book Department)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 2572447
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1243898142
• https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0023/html/lewis_o_171.html
• https://know.freelibrary.org/Record/2572447

Publisher

Free Library of Philadelphia

Language

Arabic

Origin

Date

between 1830 and 1920?

Summary

Loose leaf codex devotional book containing prayers with a misṭarah (ruling board) used as one of the boards to hold the codex together when wrapped; some leaves disordered.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
   
• Title supplied by cataloger.
   

Extent

117 leaves : 149 x 105 (110 x 75) mm

Foliation

Unfoliated; catchwords every verso, lower left.

Support

Paper

Binding

Loose leaf codex held together with two heavier cards on front and back; card on back has a leather tie with a shell on the end to wrap around the codex; card on front is a ruling board (misṭarah) for ruling paper; leather and textile carrying case with two sets of flaps.

Layout

Written in 9 long lines.

Script

Written in West African naskh in black ink; pointed; two different hands copied the text.

Subjects topical

• Muḥammad,--Prophet,---632--Prayers and devotions
• Islam--Prayers and devotions
• Manuscripts, Arabic--19th century
• Manuscripts, Oriental--19th century
• Muḥammad,--Prophet,---632
• Islam
• Manuscripts, Arabic
• Manuscripts, Oriental

Genres

• manuscripts (documents)
• Illuminations (painting)
• Prayers and devotions

Licenses

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