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EAP205/3/1
- Record Id:
- 040-000786407
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000786406
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001201.0x0003e6
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100176105760.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP205/3/1
- Title:
- "A compendium of texts: Fiqh, Adat-Istiadat Minangkabau, Hisab, Tarekat Naqshabandiyah, Sejarah Nabi, dan lain-lain [c 19th century]"Fiqh, Adat-Istiadat Minangkabau, Hisab, Tarekat Naqshabandiyah, Sejarah Nabi, dan lain-lain [c 19th century]
- Scope & Content:
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Digital images of a compendium of texts, mostly on Islamic matters: Fiqh, Adat-Istiadat Minangkabu, Hisab, Tarekat Nashabandiyah, Sejarah Nabi, dan lain-lain. Concerns Islamic laws and ritual obligations, Minangkabau customs, Sufism, histories of the prophets, Admonitions for women. There is a date of 1338 (1919/1920 AD) at the end of the manuscript, most probably added by a later owner.
The manuscript measures 15.5 x 22.5 cm; the text block 8.5 x 15.5 cm; black and red ink on European and local paper, Minangkabau-style leather binding, 229 folios. The manuscript cover is black leather, constructed in the South Asian Muslim style. The manuscript is quite heavily annotated in a number of hands (including in Latin script), and with a variety of inks and pencils. On folio 158, ink from an annotation on the recto has shown through on the verso, partially obscuring the original text [images 316 and 317].
The manuscript suffers from staining, mould and insect damage.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Endangered Manuscript Collections Of Sufi Brotherhoods In Western Sumatra
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000786406
040-000786407 - Is part of:
- EAP205/3 : Surau Sheikh Abdurrahman Collection of Sufic Texts
EAP205/3/1 : "A compendium of texts: Fiqh, Adat-Istiadat Minangkabau, Hisab, Tarekat Naqshabandiyah, Sejarah Nabi, dan lain-lain [c… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000786406[0001]/040-000786407
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP205/3
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 457 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP205-3-1 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
Malay - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- 19th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
These collections are not available to request in British Library Reading Rooms.
Digital copies can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
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- Physical Characteristics:
- The images appear very dark, due to poor lighting conditions at the point of capture, and can be quite difficult to read.
- Former External References:
- EAP Project Ref: LK_BH 01
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is held by the Surau Sheikh Abdurrahman, Kecematan Akabiluru, Kabupaten Lima Puluh Kota, Western Sumatra.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Notes:
- Additional catalogue information provided by Annabel Gallop, Lead Curator of Southeast Asian Studies