(Q44255)
Statements
Abdel Gawad, Mohammed
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Slotkin, Stanley S
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Calligraphy--Egypt--19th century
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Manuscripts--Egypt--19th century
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Detached leaves--Egypt--19th century
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Manuscripts, Arabic--Missouri--Saint Louis
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1859
19. century
1859
1859
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Extent: 1 single leaf : paper ; 227 x 160 mm.
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Ms. leaf.
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Title from printed portfolio, based on information from the original manuscript's title page, translated by "Miss Afafa Ibrahim, University of California at Los Angeles."
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A sister leaf from same manuscript and provenance can be viewed in the Magnes Collections Online of the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Layout: Written in 21 long lines. Diagonal catchword in lower left margin on the verso.
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Script: Naskhī in black and red inks.
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Watermark: Crescent moon inside an escutcheon (similar to Nikolaev #1092).
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Origin: Written in Egypt in 1859 (Hejira 1276); attribution made in consultation with Robert and Carole Hillenbrand.
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Formerly owned by Stanley S. Slotkin (1905-1997), Chairman of the Board of Abbey Rents; acquired by Pius XII Library in 2001.
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Shelfmark: St. Louis, Saint Louis University, Pius XII Memorial Library, Special Collections, VFL MS 037.
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23 July 2024
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23 July 2024
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