DS 2.0 Catalog

(Q3493)

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title as recorded
Sirr al-asrār.
in original script
سر الاسرار.
standard title
Secretum secretorum
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uniform title as recorded
Secretum secretorum.
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instance of
DS 2.0 Record
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genre as recorded
Tables (documents)
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tables (documents)
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Treatises
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treatises
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Manuscripts, Arabic
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Manuscripts, Arabic
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Manuscripts, Medieval
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Manuscripts, Medieval
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subject as recorded
Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C
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Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.
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Education of princes
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Education of princes
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Astronomy
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Astronomy
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Political ethics--Early works to 1800
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Political ethics
Early works
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Islamic magic
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Islamic magic
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Islamic magic--Early works to 1800
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Islamic magic
Early works
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Astronomy--Early works to 1800
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Astronomy
Early works
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Kings and rulers--Duties--Early works to 1800
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Kings and rulers--Duties
Taxation
Early works
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Early works to 1800
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Early works
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Political ethics
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Political ethics
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Kings and rulers--Duties
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Kings and rulers--Duties
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Education of princes--Early works to 1800
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Education of princes
Early works
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Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C--In literature
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physical description
Extent: 127 leaves : paper, color illustrations ; 190 x 127 (120 x 65) mm bound to 190 x 140 mm
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material as recorded
paper, color illustrations
material in authority file
Paper
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note
Origin: Probably written in Mosul, Iraq, between 1193 and 1211 (reign of owner named on f. 1r).
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Ms. codex.
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Binding: 15th-century blind-stamped morocco with flap (Type II), different but coordinating stamps on each board and flap; repaired.
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Decoration: Illuminated name and titles of Nūr al-Dīn Arslān Shah (f. 1r); bismillāh in blue ink outlined in red (f. 1v); open octagon in gold, red, and blue, with text running around the edge (f. 80r); geometric illustration in black, gold, and red (f. 108v); tables outlined in red ink with headings in red and green ink (f. 114v-117r); names of the planets in colored inks (f. 124r...
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Foliation: Paper, i + 127; 1-127, later foliation ink, upper left recto.
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Layout: Written in 9 long lines.
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Script: Written in naskh script, with some headings in a larger naskh and some in thuluth; opening bismillāh in Early Abbasid style script (f. 1v); occasional marginal notes in a later hand.
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Title from introduction (f. 1v).
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Gift of Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg, 2016.
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Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2012.
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Sold by Sam Fogg Ltd., Islamic Calligraphy catalog (2003), no. 25, to Lawrence J. Schoenberg.
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Formerly owned by Nūr al-Dīn Arslān Shah, Turkmen ruler of Mosul, 1193-1211 (illuminated name, f. 1r).
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date added
27 August 2023
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date last updated
27 August 2023
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Non-dated
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