ʻAjāʼib al-makhlūqāt. (DS4190) (Q19361)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis O 41, Lewis O 41)
- عجائب المخلوقات
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| English | ʻAjāʼib al-makhlūqāt. (DS4190) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis O 41, Lewis O 41) |
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ʻAjāʼib al-makhlūqāt.
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Qazwīnī, Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad, approximately 1203-1283
قزويني، زكريا بن محمد،
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Perkins, Oliver Henry, -1912
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Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932
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Manuscripts, 19th century
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Full covers
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Manuscripts, Persian
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Codices (bound manuscripts)
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Manuscripts, Oriental
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Illuminations (painting)
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Miniatures (paintings)
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Manuscripts (documents)
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Geography, Arab--Early works to 1800
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Extent: 292, i leaves : 263 x 160 (180 x 100) mm bound to 265 x 165 mm; paper
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Ms. codex.
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Title from colophon and added title (f. 1r).
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Catalog entry, number 580, pasted onto last flyleaf verso. A note in pencil "'Wonder Book' MS. Indian workmanship written in the Persian language XVIII cent. AD. Lahore, India" and the code $U1.II written onto last flyleaf recto at the back of the book.
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Binding: Bound in repaired dark red leather over pasteboard (Type III) with frame of green and yellow rules; doublure of plain paper with painted blue frame and tall, narrow window designs.
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Layout: 23 long lines; border-ruled; catchwords in the bottom left of the textblock; marginal headings.
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Script: Written in nastaʻlīq in black ink; pointed.
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Decoration: Illuminated headpiece in gold, blue, red and pink (f. 1v); numerous color illustrations, some full page, some half page and some smaller; diagrams in red and black (f. 9v, 10v-11v, 13r-14r, 15r, 16v, 204v-205v). Tables in red and black (f. 202r-202v, 213v-214v).Textblock is border-ruled in blue and double red; page-opening is frame ruled in blue. Rubrications in red, including...
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Provenance: Formerly owned by Oliver Henry Perkins (bookplate inside front cover).
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Provenance: Formerly owned by John Frederick Lewis.
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4 December 2023
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4 December 2023
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