COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader Arabic MS 486 [2]
Reference Number:
Arabic MS 486 [2]
Parent Work Title:
Kalilah wa Dimnah
Translated Parent Work Title:
Fables of Bidpai
Date Created:
1631 CE [1040]
Description:
Arabic version of the Fables of Bidpai. Contents: Pp. 4-17: Risalah containing a preliminary chapter concerning the mission of Barzuwaih to India in search of the book. Mention is made of the Caliph Hanrun ar-Rashid (p. 5). Pp. 17-23: preface of b. Mukaffa', (including nine fables). Pp. 23-32: life and mission of Barzuwaih. Pp. 32-58: the lion and the bull. Pp. 58-66: the trial of Dimnah. Pp. 66-76: the ring-dove. Pp. 76-86: the owls and the crows. Pp. 86-90: the ape and the tortoise. Pp. 90-92: the hermit and the weasel. Pp. 92-101: the story of Iladh (sic) and Yaladh. Pp. 101-103: the rat and the cat. Pp. 103-106: the King and the bird Fatrah. Pp. 106-114: the lion and the jackal. In this bab are incorporated the fable of the traveller and the goldsmith (pp. 110-112) and the King's son and his companions (pp. 112-114). Pp. 114-115: the lioness and the horseman. Pp. 115-117: the hermit and his guest. Pp. 117: colophon. There seventy-five illustrations, the last of which represents the Philosopher reading his book to the King. Each illustration is followed on the margin, by a full explanation. Written in two different hands: pp. 3-27 in an Egyptian Naskhi, and pp. 28-116 in a more careful and neater script. Rubricated. Thirty-three lines to the full page.
Language Code:
ara
Language:
Arabic
Subject:
Arabic literature
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Item Height:
300 mm
Item Width:
215 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Jones, William Sir, 1746-1794, former owner
Provenance:
Lewin, Samuel Hawtayne, former owner
Provenance:
Hindley, John Haddon, former owner
Provenance:
Bland, Nathaniel, 1803-1865, former owner
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
Mingana, A., Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 1934
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2013-11-18
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2014-01
Metadata Language:
eng-GB