Abu Nasir Isma'il ibn Hammad al-Jauhari (d. AH 393/1003 AD):Sihah al-lughat Vol II

NEAR EAST, CIRCA 11TH CENTURY

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Abu Nasir Isma'il ibn Hammad al-Jauhari (d. AH 393/1003 AD):Sihah al-lughat Vol II
Near East, circa 11th Century
Lexicon, Arabic manuscript on buff paper, 240ff. with 19ll. of black naskh, incomplete, light water staining, in brown morocco binding
Folio 9 x 6in. (24 x 15.2cm.)

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This is an incomplete but very early copy of Jauhari's dictionary. This manuscript is written on thick buff paper with 4 laid lines per square centimeter, consistent with Near Eastern manufacture and an 11th century date.

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