Ireland, Dublin, Chester Beatty Library, 3993

Ireland, Dublin, Chester Beatty Library, 3993

Averroes' Commentary onAvicenna's Cantica
Physical Description
  • Material: Paper
  • Pages: I + 130 + I leaves
  • Leaves Format: not available
  • Dimensions: 176 x 135 mm
Detailed Description
  • Foliation:
    Western foliation (pencil); catchwords
  • Condition Description:
    Binding broken, water damage, old repairs (spine glued).
  • Decoration:
    Avicenna 's verses are partly written in red and in a larger script; sometimes they are set in two columns. Body of text in a golden frame.
  • Layout:
    Text is set in one or two column(s).

    21 lines to the page.
  • Hand Description:
    One hand, naskhī style, black ink. Body of text: 150 x 80 mm.
  • Binding Description:
    Binding secondary, thick cardboard in Ebru style, worn.
  • Acquisition:
    The manuscript was purchased from Dr Yahuda , Cairo , October 27th, 1935 .
  • Provenance:
    Old signature on f. x2 : MED. 32 ELS No. 1748
History
  • Origin Date: 17th (11th h.) century
  • Origin Place: not available
  • Arthur J. Arberry , The Chester Beatty Library: A handlist of the Arabic manuscripts Vol. Vol. IV, MSS. 3751 to 4000, Dublin (1959) [Link]
Content
Averroes Commentary on Avicenna’s Cantica 5v - 128r
  • Note:
    The introduction is lacking.