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Or 4897, ff 269r-273v
- Record Id:
- 040-003390318
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003390289
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100050844036.0x00009c
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100153985850.0x000033
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 4897, ff 269r-273v
- Title:
- قصيدة تَفُتُّ فُؤادَكَ الأَيّامُ فَتّا Tafuttu Fuʾādaka al-Ayyām Fittan
- Scope & Content:
- A qaṣīdah by the Andalusian Abī Isḥāq al-Albīrī (d. 1065/6) composed for his son concerning the merits of learning and its application. The colophon gives the owner as Muḥammad Ibn ʿAbd Allāh Suwaré. Two lines of poetry encased in red box and circles by a later hand on f. 270v. Signification unclear.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- West African Arabic Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003390289
040-003390318 - Is part of:
- Or 4897 : Collection of Arabic works from the Senegambian region II
Or 4897, ff 269r-273v : قصيدة تَفُتُّ فُؤادَكَ الأَيّامُ فَتّا Tafuttu Fuʾādaka al-Ayyām Fittan - Hierarchy:
- 032-003390289[0029]/040-003390318
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Or 4897
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 5 ff
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100145185258.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1895
- Date Range:
- Mid 19th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Material: thin smooth brown paper, closely spaced chain lines, no visible watermark.
Dimensions: approximately 175mm × 140mm,
Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencil,
Script: small Central Sudanic hand.
Ink: black, rubrications, no catchwords, vocalisation.
Ruling: no margin lines, 13 lines per page.
Binding: British Library binding, c.1895. Originally loose-leaf
Condition: Complete work. Severe staining in parts. Paper crumbling, secured in parts by acetone tissue overlay.
Marginalia: extensive gloss, Arabic
- Arrangement:
- bound
- Administrative Context:
- Place of origin: West Africa
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)