COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader Arabic MS 790 [676]
Reference Number:
Arabic MS 790 [676]
Parent Work Title:
The Revealer, concerning the science of musical tunes
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Appearance of the Pleiades and disappearance of the plague-stricken
Date Created:
16th-17th century
Description:
Manuscript of mixed contents. Ff. 1-6: The Revealer, concerning the science of musical tunes. A treatise on musical tunes. Clear and careful Naskhi of about 1660. Ff. 8-17: Appearance of the Pleiades and disappearance of the plague-stricken. A treatise on the plague, which raged in Egypt in 1579 [987] and 1580 [988]. At the appearance of the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, this plague stopped and the author was asked to write a treatise on the Pleiades and on the influence of the stars in general on the plague. Written in 1589 [998]. Clear, Eyptian Naskhi. Rubricated. The title page, bears the seal of Hasan Jabarti. His seal bears the date 1732 [1145].
Language Code:
ara
Language:
Arabic
Subject:
Plagues of Egypt
Subject:
Astronomy
Subject:
Music
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
16th Century CE
Places Covered:
Egypt
Item Height:
206 mm
Item Width:
156 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Bland, Nathaniel, 1803-1865, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2014-02-05
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2014-02
Metadata Language:
eng-GB