Second volume of a 10th-century dictionary of the Arabic language. Words are indexed by their last root letter, with this volume covering the letters zāʼ to lām. Marginal notes by a reader and proofreader. Later pastedown on inner cover has remedies written in Arabic and Persian.
Language:
Arabic
Provenance:
Several effaced ownership stamps on title page (f. 1r) and last page verso (f. 203v).; Sold by Sam Fogg Ltd. (London) to Lawrence J. Schoenberg, Nov. 2000.; Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2011.; Gift of Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg, 2021.; Schoenberg, Lawrence J., former owner.
Relation:
The Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative Fund Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366278; Digital facsimile for download (OPenn): https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljs394.html; Video orientation: https://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/100000293
203 leaves : paper; 269 x 172 (198 x 125) mm bound to 269 x 180 mm
Rights:
https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Notes:
Ms. codex.; Title from title page (f. 1r).; Layout: Written in 27 long lines.; Script: Written in naskh in black ink; pointed, partially vocalized.; Decoration: Illuminated title page (f. 1r); rubrications in red, including headings, guide words and finding aids in the margins.; Binding: Repaired black leather, blind-stamped central mandorla with two pendants on the vertical axis and cornerpieces.; Origin: Item is undated, possibly copied in Egypt or Syria in the 14th century.; Arabic.
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, LJS 394
Collection:
Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
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