Detail View: Rylands Collection: Ali's Diwan
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Image Number:
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JRL0806515dc
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Reference Number:
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Arabic MS 147 [7]
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Image Title:
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Ali's Diwan
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Translated Image Title:
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Lights of minds from the poetry of the Apostle's executor
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Parent Work Title:
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Traditions concerning Ali
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Creator Attribution:
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Ali b. abi Talib
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Date Created:
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c1560
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Page/Sheet:
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25v-26r
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Image Sequence Number:
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025v
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Description:
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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.
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Language Code:
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per
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Language:
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Persian
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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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Subject:
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Arabic literature
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Codex
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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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Item Height:
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225 mm
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Item Width:
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150 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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Bland, Nathaniel, 1803-1865, 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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References:
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Mingana, A., 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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2008-03-28
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Gten
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2008-07
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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