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(School text on the philosophical terms "conceptualization" and "ascend") |
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in Arabic manuscript on paper |
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Mid 19th century |
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87 fols. (174x125mm) written in a style tending to ta'liq. Various replaced leaves are executed by Abdullah b. Ahmad. However there is no damage to the remaining pages and the manuscript is in a good condition. Extensive glossing. A leather binding. |
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€ 695.00 |
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The manuscript is a commentary (in the form "qala-aqulu" (he said-I say)) of a school text on the philosophical terms "tasawwur" and "tasdiq". The matn (the text) consists of an introduction, 3 maqalat and an epilogue. No author indicated. The commentator might be al-Sharif al-Jurjani (d. 816/1413). |
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(Work on Arabic grammar) |
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in Arabic manuscript on paper |
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AH 1268/1851-52 CE |
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53 fols. (228x170mm) written in a clear nashi handwriting, copied by “Isma’il”. Written in small columns covering only half of each page. The manuscript is in very good condition, half leather binding. |
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€ 295.00 |
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The manuscript is an unidentified work on Arabic Grammar and is copied by an Isma’il.
On fol. 1r there is a waqf note of Dawran-Oghlu Muhammad in the year 1268/1851-52. |
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(Commentary on "al-Mukhtasar" by Khalil b. Ishaq al-Gundi (d.767/1365)) |
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in Arabic manuscript on paper |
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Levant AH 1186/1778 CE |
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202 fols. (229x224mm) written in a small maghribi script in a condensed manner. Fols. 193 and the following page have been glued together. The original text on the page behind has been lost. No illuminations but the copyist has made an effort to make an attractive presentation, using colors and different letter seizes. A beautiful, full leather Islamic binding with flap, blind tooled ornaments. |
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€ 975.00 |
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Probably the second volume only (beginning with the chapter on “igara” (rent), of a commentary on “al-Mukhtasar” (the epitome) by Khalil b. Ishaq al-Gundi (d. 767/1365) GAL S II 97. |
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# proverbs in Arabic calligraphed on paper (1 and 3 fully vocalised) |
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in arabic manuscript |
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Aleppo 1286A.H./1869-1870A.D. |
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The proverbs are written in black ink on a brownish ground framed by straight or lobed gold, black or green lines against a beige background. Size with frame 26x21.5cm. Framed in a wooden,gold coloured frame. |
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€ 325.00 |
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Calligrapher's name is 'Abdu.
1:Wa Allah ghalibun 'ala amrihi walakin akthar al-nas la ya'lamuna.
And God is victorious in his matter but most people do not know.
2: Laqad kana lakum fi rasul Allah iswat hanna.
In the messenger of God is for you a model of compassion.
3: Kallima al-nas 'ala qadr 'uqulihim.
Address the people in the capacity of their minds. |
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'Abd al-Rahman b.Ahmad al-Gami ('Molla Gami') |
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Kafiyat Dhawi al-Adab fi'Ilm Kalam al-'Arab (Commentary on a standard work on Arabic grammar.) |
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in arabic manuscript paper |
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N.p. 1088 A.H./1677 A.D. |
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Arabic, European paper,(2)+185ff.,20x12cm, Ottoman nasta'liq script, 21 lines to the page (mistara), text from ff.1-59 set within a composite frame (black,gold), matn distinguished from sharh by overlining,dated on a Thursday in Sha'ban 1088/1677,copied by Muhammad b.Khidr (colophon on f.183b),copyist verse in a mix of Arabic and Turkish on f.183b, full-leather Oriental binding, with blind tooled ornamentation (borders,medallion). |
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€ 495.00 |
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al-Fawa'id al-Diya'iyya,or al-Fawa'id al-Wafiya fi Hall Mushkilat al-Kafiya, commentary by'Abd al-Rahman b.Ahmad al-Gami ('Molla Gami')(d.898/1492) on the Kafiyat Dhawi al-Adab fi'Ilm Kalam al-Arab, by Gamal al-Din 'Uthman b.'Umar Ibn al-Hagib (d.646/1249),GAL.G1,303. Extensive marginal glosses, especially in the first half of the work. Copist verse on (f.183b). On f.185b Quotations in Turkish from poetry by Fadli Efendi and Gami. |
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'Abdallah b.'Umar al-Baydawi |
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Anwar al-Tanzil wa-Asrar (volume1 out of set of 2) |
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in arabic manuscript paper |
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N.p. 1132A.H./1729-1730A.D. |
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One of the best known Qur’an commentaries of the classical period
Arabic, polished European paper, 249 ff., 28.5 x 17.5 cm, naskh script, Qur’anic text is distinguished from the Tafsir by the use of red ink, not dated, but well before 1132/1729-1730 (owner’s note), full-leather Oriental binding with flap, with blind tooled ornamentation.
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€ 1195.00 |
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Volume 1 (containing the explanation of sura 1-18) only (out of a set of 2 volumes) of Anwar al-Tanzil wa-Asrar al-Ta’wil, the exegesis of the Qur’an by `Abdallah b. `Umar al-Baydawi (d. 716/1316?), GAL G I, 417.
On the fly-leaf in front is an owner’s note in Turkish by Hafiz Sa`id Efendi, the imam of the Friday mosque in Kyustendil (Western Bulgaria), dated 10 August 1904/1320.
Also on this fly-leaf is an undated waqf note, telling that the book was made into a waqf by a lady called Sadiqa Khatun for the new Madrasa built by al-Hagg Ahmad Agha, known as Saqallizada:And there is also an owner’s note (Munla …, other names made illegible) which shows the date 1132 (1719-1720).
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(1) Mehmud b. Pir `Ali al-Birkawi (d. 981/1573), (2) Abd al-Qahir b. Abd al-Rahman al-Gurgani (d. 471/1078) |
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(1) Izhar al-asrar fil-nahw (2) Kitab al-awamil al-mi'a (Collective volume on grammar with (1) Manifestation on the secrets of grammar (2) Book on 100 elements.) |
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in Arabic manuscript on paper |
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AH 1227/1812-13 CE |
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46 fols.(200x160mm) written in a nashi style. The "Izhar" is written in a condensed manner the "Kitab al-awamil" has a more open structure. The condition of the manuscript is ok, as it has been repaired extensively especially on the page borders. No damage to the original texts but some minor losses in the glossing do occur. On fols. 1r till 13r some damage by water and wormholes with some loss of text in the introduction (fols. 1 and 2). Half leather binding. |
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€ 295.00 |
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(1) Fol. 1r-31r: "Izhar al-asrar fil-nawh". A treatise on the parts of speech and their grammatical function especially of the noun and the verb. The colophon says: "ala Tariq al-Ikhtisar", possibly a shortened version. (GAL G II 440)
(2) Fol. 31v-46v: "Kitab al-awamil al mi’a". A popular treatise on grammar. |
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(1)Athir al-Din al-Abhari (3) Muhammad Sagaqlizada and others. |
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(Collective volume with text on logic, geometry and disputation literature) |
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in Arabic manuscript on paper |
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29 fols. (219x160mm). Fols. 1r till 10v were damaged but restored with some loss of original text. Few water stain at the bottom of all pages but not affecting the text. Varying amount of glosses. Especially dense on fol. 2r and on fols. 19r till 24r. There is no cover. |
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€ 375.00 |
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Collective volume mainly with school texts in Arabic on different subjects. Contains seven texts.
(1) Fol. 1r-5v: "al-Isaghugi" (adoption of the Isagoge of Porphyry) by Athir al-Din al-Abhari (GAL G I 464).
(2) Fol. 6r: various notes on geometry.
(3) Fol. 6v-16v: "Risala fi fann al-munazara" (epistle on the art of disputation (literature)) by Muhammad Sagqlizada.
(4) Fol. 17r: notes.
(5) Fol. 17v-18v: compendium on Munazara (disputation literature).
(6) Fol. 19r-24r: Commentary on previous compendium on Munazara.
(7) Fol. 24v-29v: "al-Risala al-Husayniyya" (a text on logic). |
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1:Gloss by Muslih al-Din al-Ansari al-Lari (d.971/1569) on the Sharh al-Hidaya by Athir al-Din al-Din al-Mufaddal al-Abh |
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1: A gloss on the Sharh al-Hidaya 2:(text on philosophy) (The commentary on the Guidance) |
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in arabic manuscript paper |
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N.p. 1121A.H./1709A.D. |
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Manuscript on Oriental paper; 172 folios,21.6x15.5cm,written area(text1) 15.5x7.1 cm; written area (text 2) 14x8 cm, 17 lines to the page in naskh (leaning to nastaliq in the second text); srcipt in black ink; (text 1) keywords in red ink;(text 2)underlining in black ink; diagrams in margins; extensive interlinear and marginal glossing; additional commentaries on paper of various size inserted between folios; some damage to the edges of beginning folioswith minor loss of glosses; some water stains; some paper repairs in the beginning of text 2; simple half leather binding without flap; repairs to the inner spine.Text1 was copied by'Ali Ibn Sulayman in the madrasa of Muhammad Basha on 1 Safar 1121/12 April 1709. Text 2 was copied on 18 Dhu al-Qa'da 1174/21 June 1761. |
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€ 795.00 |
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1: fols. 1-84:Muslih al-Din al-Ansari al-Lari, who taught the Moghul emperor Humayun,(1530-56) was a Persian scholar and historian who after Humayun's death, established himself as a merchantin Aleppo an Istanbul. He wrote numerous annotations, among others this gloss on the Sharh al-Hidaya, a popular and much commented work on scholastic philosophy by the philosopher and mathematician Athir al-Din al-Mufaddal al-Abhari. 2: fols.86b-172: A philosophical text on logic and knowledge which refers to the Hidaya, the work on scholastic philosophy by the philosopher and mathematician Athir al-Din al-Mufaddal al-Abhari. |
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1:Ibn al-Hajib;3:nasir al-Din b.'Abd al-Sayyid al-Mutarizzi; 5:Shayjh'Abd al-Qahir al-Jurjani. |
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1:al-Kafiya fi'I-nahw; 3:al-Misbah fi'I-nahw; 5; Mi'at'amil. (1:the competence in syntax; 2:notes on grammatical anomalies; 3:The light on grammar; 4: diagram on reflections; 5:A hun) |
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in arabic manuscript paper |
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N.p. 17th/18th century |
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Manuscript on Oriental paper; 100 numbered folios, 17.4x10.2cm, written area 12.2x4.3cm,11 lines to the page in a hand leaning to nastaliq script; text in black ink witin red frames, keywordsin red ink; extensive interlinear and marginal glossing; some minor loss of glosses in beginning of first text due to marginal damage, some repairs to the paper; full leather Oriental bi-coloured binding with blind-tooled decoration, damaged near tail of spine; doublures and endpapers renewed; multicolored headpieces on folios 1b,53b and 86b. |
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€ 595.00 |
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Texts on grammar with extensive commentary in the margins. 1:fols.1-51:al-kafiya fi'I-nahw by the 13th century Egyptian-born grammarian Ibn al-Hajjb is a consise textbook on syntax, which enjoyed great fame and provided the basis for numerous commentaries. The author taught in Cairo and Damascus.(Gal G1,367-370). 2:fol.52a: Notes on grammatical anomalies such as list of words that lack a feminine ending. 3:fols.53-84a: al-Misbah fi'l-nahw by Nasir al-Din b.'Abd al-Sayyid al-Mutarizzi is a compendium of Arabic grammar, which al-Mutarizzi had originally compiled for his son, and which was based on the work of 'Abd al-Qahir al-Jurjani. It eventually attained a wide circulation as a textbook of grammar.(Gal G1,350-352;Gal S1,514-515). 4:fol.84b:a diagam on reflextions. 5:fols.85-99a: Mi'at'amil by Shaykh'Abd al-Qahir al-Jurjani, a well-known grammarian and philologist who was born and raised in Gurgan. His elementary treatise "the hundred elements" on Arabic syntax was popular among his contemporaries. 6:fols. 99b-100b: reflection on the text by grammarian al-Jurjani. |
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