(Q29083)
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ʻAlawī, ʻAlī
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Plimpton, George A. 1855-1936
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Arabic with one line in Ottoman Turkish
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1845.
19. century
1845
1845
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Extent: 1 online resource (18 leaves) : paper, illustrations, illuminations
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Manuscript codex.
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Layout: Chiefly grids of 5x6 with one or two letters in each box, border ruled, otherwise 7 long lines, border ruled.
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Script: Written in naskh in black ink; pointed, vocalized.
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Decoration: Illuminated headpieces on the first page opening, along with a floriate frame in gold, red, green, blue (f. 1v-2r). Tables of letter examples, 5 x 6 with all borders ruled in gold (f. 1v-16r). Writing sample pages border ruled in wide gold, titles surrounded by gold, red, green foliate fill. Margins of page-opening have foliate fill in gold and blue with a narrow gold frame rule...
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Binding: Reddish leather over pasteboard with flap. Covers have large, light green central rectangle with designs in white paint visible in it framed by bands of blue and gold which have been painted over repeating geometric patterns. Pastedowns of paper with depictions of large gold birds and fruit. Flyleaves of light purple paper with gold horizontal lines and small, repeated depictions of...
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Origin: Item is dated 1261 AH and was copied by ʻAlī al-ʻAlawī, a student of al-Ḥājj Muṣṭafá, Khawājah-yi Mashq-i Sarāy-i Humāyūn (f. 18r).
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Shelfmark: MS Or 278.
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Three loose leaves formerly inserted in this manuscript have been identified with MS Or 285, and have been returned to that volume.
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Formerly owned by George A. Plimpton (bookplate front flyleaf verso).
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2 February 2024
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2 February 2024
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