Manuscript on paper, in several hands, of Latin quotations grouped by philosophical and moral subjects such as Bellum; Fortuna; Humilitas; Ingratus; Patientia; and Virtus Moralis. Other entries include several religious poems; medical recipes "for the stone"; Biblical quotations; a history of England from William the Conqueror to 1502; and a prayer which asks God to bless "thy servant James by thy grace...King defender of the true ancient CS A. F. In all causes and over all persons...Blesse the noble queene Ana & let not the scepter depart from prince Henry nor thy gratious goodnes from all the Roial progeny."
Description:
Binding: full sheep; blind-stamped decoration on covers., Pen trials inside front and back covers, including several drawings of cats, mice, and a bird., Signature of Robert Cottesford on end-paper., and Table of contents to the Latin quotations appears on pp. 172-5.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--History--1066-1687, Great Britain--Intellectual life--17th century, and Great Britain--Religious life and customs--17th century
Subject (Name):
James--I,--King of England,--1566-1625
Subject (Topic):
English poetry--17th century, Latin poetry--17th century, Medicine, Meditations (Religious), Philosophy, and Prayers
Commentary on ʻAqīdat ahl al-tawḥīd al-ṣughrá (tract on the principles of faith) of Muḥammad al-Sanūsī., Copied about A.H. 1150 (A.D. 1737)., and Preceded by 1 leaf containing a general title-page to the whole volume.
Description:
Coarse naskhī, in red and black., Islamic binding, in brown., No. 1 of 15 titles bound together., and Purchased from Captain Tekeş, Istanbul in February 1965 on the Beinecke fund.
Subject (Name):
Sanūsī, Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf, approximately 1427-approximately 1490. ʻAqīdat ahl al-tawḥīd al-ṣughrá. and Sanūsī, Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf,--approximately 1427-approximately 1490.--ʻAqīdat ahl al-tawḥīd al-ṣughrá.
Contemporary MS copy, titled, "The discourse of John Selden, Esq. or, his sense of various matters of wright and high consequence relating especially to religion and state." and This manuscript appears to be based on early manuscripts, and not on the printed edition of 1689.
Imperfect: title page wanting (title, as above, supplied from the Folger library card; the by-line, omitted on the Folger card, supplied from the British museum catalogue); leaf t4 and quire Mm wanting; several leaves mutilated., In three parts, parts 2-3 with special title pages., and Signatures: A-T8a-s8t4Aa-Rr8.
Publisher:
by Jhon Daye, dwellinge at Aldersgate, and William Seres, dwelling in Peter colledge These bokes are too be sold at the new shop by the Litle Conduite in Chepeside,
Subject (Topic):
Bible.--N.T.--Revelation--Commentaries and Bible.--N.T.--Revelation--Paraphrases, English
Copied about 1736., Followed by other traditions., and Two traditions related by Abū Ḥanīfah on the authority of Mālik ibn Anas.
Description:
Entire volume preceded by 1 leaf of notes. Leaf incorrectly included in foliation of volume, making counts for all eleven titles off by one leaf., Fair naskhī, in red and black., In Islamic binding, in brown., and With: 10 other titles.
Subject (Topic):
Islamic binding. and Theology--Tradition--Corpuses
ʻAdawī, Ibrāhīm ibn Ismāʻīl, d. ca. 1727 ʻĀṣim ibn Abī al-Najūd Ḥafṣ ibn Sulaymān, ca. 709-796 or 7
Published / Created:
A.H. 1087 (A.D. 1676)
Call Number:
Landberg MSS 183
Image Count:
173
Abstract:
Holograph, written in A.H. 1087 (A.D. 1676)., On the Koranic reading of ʻĀṣim ibn Abī al-Najūd, transmitted through Ḥafṣ ibn Sulaymān., and Preceded and followed by 2 leaves of notes.
Description:
Extensive marginalia., For date of the author's death see Bankipore catalog, XVIII, no. 1271., Good naskhī, in red and black., and Islamic binding, in red, with flap.