COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader Arabic MS 703 [442]
Reference Number:
Arabic MS 703 [442]
Parent Work Title:
Al-Maqamat al-Hindiyah
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Autograph of Darkutni
Date Created:
c1790
Description:
Al-Maqamat al-hindiyya, eighteenth century Arabic manuscript. The wording of the colophon it appears that is an autographof Darkutni.19 lines to the page. No date. The writing is a good Indian Nasta'liq of about 1790 CE. Fully rubricated on ff.1-3. Board margins.
Language Code:
ara
Language:
Arabic
Subject:
Arabic literature
Subject:
Poetry
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Item Height:
260 mm
Item Width:
186 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Hamilton, George William, 1807-1868, 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):
2014-08-15
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB