COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Document Collection
Record
Identifier:
exws_ms173_4open
Manuscript Identifier:
MS 173
Title:
Manuscript in Arabic, open
Alternative Title:
MS 173, open
Origin Date:
between 1550 and 1575
Origin Location:
Morocco
Description:
First folio and inner cover of an Arabic manuscript, possibly copied by Alhassan Ben Ali Ben Mansour Regraphi Aglaoui, wrapped in leather, worn at corners to show the paste down "boards". The boards are made of leaves from other manuscripts wrapped in leather. Text written in Arabic script with red rubrication.
Extent:
1 item
Subject:
Manuscripts, Arabic--16th century
Subject:
Arabic language--Texts
Subject:
Calligraphy, Arabic
Language:
ara
Dimensions:
190 x 155 mm
Material:
paper
Binding:
Bound in leather. Upper and lower covers of leather over pasteboards of another manuscript, now visible. Extensive water damage to binding and all leaves with significant loss of text.
Decoration Description:
1 column of about 26-28 lines in unknown ruling.
Description of Hands:
Written in Arabic calligraphy.
Is Part Of:
Medieval Document Collection
Is Part Of:
Manuscript 173, Western Michigan University Special Collections
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Date-Issued:
2019
Type:
Text
Format:
image/tiff
Format-Extent:
72,919,812 bytes
Rights Statement:
Rights Status:
No Copyright - United States
Access Rights:
Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable U.S. Law. Access to digital reproductions provided by Special Collections at Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University.
Manuscript in Arabic, open
