Detail View: Rylands Collection:
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Image Number:
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Bookreader Arabic MS 372 [404]
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Reference Number:
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Arabic MS 372 [404]
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Parent Work Title:
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The Book of Venus
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Date Created:
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18th century
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Description:
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The Book of Venus, eighteenth century manuscript of magic, astrology, spells and talismans, lucky signals and divination. Title in Persian hand; 19 lines to the page. No date. The writing is loose Indian Nasta'liq of about 1780 CE. There are some Persian sentences in the text (fol. 135b). Many figures and diagrams. Headings in red. The text is often very ungrammatical, owing possibly to the carelessness of the copyist.
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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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Language Code:
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per
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Language:
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Persian
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Subject:
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Astrology
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Subject:
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Magic--Early works to 1800
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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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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Item Height:
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215 mm
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Item Width:
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135 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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Hamilton, George William, 1807-1868, 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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Access Rights:
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2015-05-21
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2018-06
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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