COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader Arabic MS 125 [238]
Reference Number:
Arabic MS 125 [238]
Parent Work Title:
Authentic Collection
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Sahih Bukhari
Creator:
Bukhārī, Muḥammad
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1623 CE [1033]
Description:
In the first part of the work the margins are filled with glosses dealing with the linguistic problems of the text. The first three leaves of the text is full of such glosses. Notes on the reverse of the first leaf, in the scribe's hand, show that this is a codex of importance. The colophon gives the name of the copyist and the date of manuscript., 1033/1623. Script is a clear Naskhi and the text is profusely vocalised. The headings kitāb and bāb are written in thick black characters, often overlined in red in the first part of the manuscript. The title has been written on the fly-leaf by Col. Hamilton's cataloguer. Script is a clear Naskhi and there are twenty nine lines to the page.
Language Code:
ara
Language:
Arabic
Subject:
Hadith
Subject:
Islamic literature
Subject:
Islam
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Item Height:
262 mm
Item Width:
205 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
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
References:
Mingana, A., Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 1934
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2011-01-12
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-04
Metadata Language:
eng-GB