Collection of texts on alchemy and divination (DS13612) (Q57919)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Princeton University (9959184063506421, Islamic Manuscripts New Series no. 5, https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9959184063506421)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Collection of texts on alchemy and divination (DS13612) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Princeton University (9959184063506421, Islamic Manuscripts New Series no. 5, https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9959184063506421) |
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Collection of texts on alchemy and divination
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Alchemy--Islamic countries--Early works to 1800
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Manuscripts, Arabic--New Jersey--Princeton
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Manuscrits persans--New Jersey--Princeton
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Manuscrits arabes--New Jersey--Princeton
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Manuscripts, Persian--New Jersey--Princeton
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Divination--Islamic countries--Early works to 1800
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between 17--? and 1906?
1700
1906
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Extent: 129 leaves : paper, ill. ; 208 x 143 mm. bound to 211 x 145 mm.
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Ms. composite codex.
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On front cover: Label reading "390" in Arabic script.
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Ms. erroneous foliated beginning on the second flyleaf. Record follows erroneous foliation.
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Physical description, text 2: 18-19 lines per page; written in small, neat naskh in black on glazed, laid European paper. Rubrication and catchwords; charts in red and black. Some marginal notes. Extensive staining on some pages, but text still legible. Paper repairs to first two and last two leaves.
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Physical description, texts 3-11: 18 lines per page; written in a variety of scripts in black on blue glazed, laid European paper. Rubrication and catchwords; a few marginal notes. Table of contents on fol. 24a. Fol. 39a blank.
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Physical description, texts 12-13: Varying lines per page; written in shikastah in black on glazed, laid European paper. Catchwords; some marginal notes, partially cut off due to trimming of text block. Light staining and smudging. Several paper repairs, particularly to last two leaves.
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Physical description, texts 14-21: Varying lines per page; written in shikastah in black on wove paper. A few catchwords. Paper is foxed. Inserts between fol. 104-105, 114-115.
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Origin: Text 19 dated 1323 [1905 or 6] (fol. 125b) and copied from a text dated 102 years prior.
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Small owner's stamp on fol. 24b.
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11 November 2024
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11 November 2024
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