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References (1)
- Publisher
- Brill
- Copyright
- Copyright 2014 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands.
- ISSN
- 1878-4631
- eISSN
- 1878-464X
- DOI
- 10.1163/1878464X-00502009
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
This article provides a bibliographical description of the content of eighteen manuscript volumes acquired by the Leiden University library, directly from Yemen, in the course of 2000. They contain a great variety of subjects, ranging from language to literature, history, religion and Islamic law. They date from 1042 (1632) to 1359 (1941), but most date from the 14th/20th century. Together, they give an impression of traditional Yemeni scholarship and book culture. An attempt is made to analyze the Ihmāl marks, a feature that has survived particularly in Yemeni manuscripts, and which occurs in many of the manuscripts described here.
Journal
Journal of Islamic Manuscripts – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2014
Keywords: Library of Leiden University; Arabic manuscripts; Yemeni manuscripts; Arabic bibliography; Zaydī texts; Ihmāl marks; Khawarij ; Shiʿa ; dated manuscripts