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Manuscript/Mixed Material Shiʻah prayer manual, 19th century

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Title

  • Shiʻah prayer manual, 19th century

Summary

  • Shīʻah prayer book with brief passages in Arabic followed by a Persian translation and brief commentary.

Created / Published

  • 1826.

Headings

  • -  Shīʻah--Prayers and devotions
  • -  Manuscripts, Persian--Washington (D.C.)
  • -  Iran

Notes

  • -  Manuscript.
  • -  Persian and Arabic.
  • -  Title from container.
  • -  Name of scribe not indicated.
  • -  Written in Iran.
  • -  Paper; fine cloth paper; text enclosed in elaborate ruled border in blue, gold and red; elaborate gold floral unwan with interlinear gold floral design on some pages; translated sections varously indicated in gold or red; catchwords.
  • -  Naskh (Arabic passages), nastaʻliq (Persian passages); 8 lines in written area 10.7 x 5.5 cm.
  • -  Library of Congress. Persian manuscript, M141.
  • -  Binding is supple green leather with elaborate border partly embossed and partly embossed in gold; center medallions with smaller medallions, one on each side; and two medallions above and two below.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress website.

Medium

  • 20 leaves (8 lines), cloth : bound ; 17.5 x 11 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • BP189.55 .S45 1826

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2016503263

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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(1826) Shiʻah Prayer Manual, 19th Century. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2016503263/.

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Shiʻah Prayer Manual, 19th Century. 1826. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2016503263/>.