Two commentaries and a supercommentary on works of Avicenna

Title:

Two commentaries and a supercommentary on works of Avicenna

Date:

1438/1439

Description:

Contents:(1) Muḥammad ibn Masʿūd al-Kāzarūnī (محمد بن مسعود الكازروني), al-Mughnī fī sharḥ al-mūjiz(المغني في شرح الموجز, ff. 5v-242r);(2) Aḥmad ibn Balkū al-Āwī (أحمد بن بلكو الآوي), [ Sharḥ qaṣīdah fī al-nafs] (شرح قصيدة في النفس, ff. 242v-245r);(3) Ibn al-Nafīs (ابن النفيس) Sharḥ tashrīḥ al-qānūn(شرح تشريح القانون, ff. 247v-334v).A slip of paper containing a note has been placed between folios 104 and 105 and is now foliated as f. 104a. It has not been bound into the volume.Housed in the same box with the manuscript is the detached spine of another volume marked with the title كتاب مهج الدعوات, and two fragments of leaves probably from another manuscript.Codex; ff. 339+iMaterial: Eastern laid paperDimensions: 255 x 160 mm leaf [180 x 110 mm written]Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencilRuling: Misṭarah; 31 lines per page; vertical spacing 18 lines per 10 cmScript: Naskh; the scribe is Ibn Muḥammad Amīr al-Kātibī al-Qazwīnī (ابن محمد أمير الكاتبي القزويني, see f. 242r, lines 10-11)Ink: Black ink, with rubricated headings and overlinings in redDecoration: NoneBinding: Islamic binding, without envelope flap; marbled paper and leather edges on boards; housed in the same box with the manuscript is the detached spine of another volume marked with the title كتاب مهج الدعواتCondition: Upper portions of ff. 5 and 6 mutilated and repaired with text replaced; tidemarks towards head of volumeMarginalia: Numerous, by many hands; some in blue ink (see e.g. ff. 302r-303r, 306r-306v, and 310r-311v)Seals: ff. 5r, 242r, 245r, 247r, 334v, and 337v

Language:

Arabic

Type:

Manuscript item

Type (Narrower):

Manuscripts

Type (Broader):

Text

Extent:

Codex; ff. 339+i

Rights:

Public Domain

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100057589357.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100057589357.0x000001_en
Or 14154

Is part of:

British Library: Oriental Manuscripts

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