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Manuscript/Mixed Material [Three treatises by Ṣadr al-Dīn Shīrāzī.]

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Title

  • [Three treatises by Ṣadr al-Dīn Shīrāzī.]

Summary

  • Collection of three treatises by Ṣadr al-Dīn Shīrāzī on Islamic philosophy and theology.

Names

  • Ṣadr al-Dīn Shīrāzī, Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm, -1641
  • Manṣūrī, Maḥmūd al-Imām, former owner
  • Mansuri Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1123 [1711 or 1712]

Contents

  • Fol. 1b-12b. [Unidentified letter on Islamic theology (incomplete)] -- fol. 13-16. [blank] -- fol. 17a-56a. Risālah fī al-qaḍāʼ wa-al-qadar (dated 1123) -- leaves 57-65 lacking -- fol. 66a-113a. al-Mabdaʼ wa-al-maʻād.

Headings

  • -  Islamic philosophy--Early works to 1800
  • -  Islam--Doctrines--Early works to 1800
  • -  Manuscripts, Arabic--Washington (D.C.)

Notes

  • -  Manuscript.
  • -  Arabic.
  • -  Title devised by cataloger.
  • -  Written by three different scribes, all unidentified.
  • -  Purchase of Mahmud al-Mansuri collection, 1945.
  • -  Place of writing not determined; first treatise probably written in Iran.
  • -  Paper; (1st treatise), polished, very light cream color laid paper with horizontal chain lines and countermark R C A; black ink, catchwords (incomplete); (2nd treatise), lightly polished cream color laid paper with horizontal chain lines and no visible watermarks; black ink; catchwords; (3rd treatise), lightly polished cream color laid paper with horizontal chain lines and watermark of R C A beneath a crown; black ink; catchwords.
  • -  Nastaʻliq (1st treatise), cursive naskh (treatises 2 and 3).
  • -  Fol. 1b-12b; fol. 13-16, fol. 17a-56a; fol. 57-65 lacking; fol. 66a-113a.
  • -  H-0494 = 3.578."
  • -  Library of Congress. Mansuri Collection, 3-578.
  • -  Binding; black half leather with black grain sides and flap; envelope binding; text block not attached to binding.

Medium

  • 113 leaves (that is, 103 leaves) (16, 17, 24 lines), paper : bound ; 21 x 16 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • B753 .M81 1711

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2018371614

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

The contents of the Library of Congress Arabic Language Rare Materials Collection are in the public domain or have no known copyright restrictions and are free to use and reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, African and Middle East Division, Near East Section Arabic Language Rare Materials Collection

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Chicago citation style:

Ṣadr Al-Dīn Shīrāzī, Muḥammad Ibn Ibrāhīm, -1641, Maḥmūd Al-Imām Manṣūrī, and Mansuri Collection. Three treatises by Ṣadr al-Dīn Shīrāzī. [1711 or 1712, 1123] Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2018371614/.

APA citation style:

Ṣadr Al-Dīn Shīrāzī, M. I. I., Manṣūrī, M. A. & Mansuri Collection. (1123) Three treatises by Ṣadr al-Dīn Shīrāzī. [1711 or 1712] [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2018371614/.

MLA citation style:

Ṣadr Al-Dīn Shīrāzī, Muḥammad Ibn Ibrāhīm, -1641, Maḥmūd Al-Imām Manṣūrī, and Mansuri Collection. Three treatises by Ṣadr al-Dīn Shīrāzī. [1711 or 1712, 1123] Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2018371614/>.