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Art. V.—Description of an Arabic Manuscript bought in Egypt 1898–1900 a.d.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

A. R. Guest
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Extract

The manuscript consists of 827 folios with two detached leaves. The paper on which it is written measures 10 in. by 7 ½ in., and is generally creamy white and thick. A few sheets are coloured brown, and there are a few sheets of very thin paper.

Type
Original Communications
Information
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society , Volume 33 , Issue 1 , January 1901 , pp. 91 - 95
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Asiatic Society 1901

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References

page 91 note 1 W. refers to Wüstenfeld's “Geschichte Schreiber der Araber,” 1882.

page 92 note 1 From Abi Tai, W. 316.

page 93 note 1 El Jazari. I expect Shihab el Din Muh. ibn Ibrahim mentioned by Ibn Iyas.

page 95 note 1 Brought a prisoner to Cairo in 752 a.h.