Lot Essay
This is a very early copy of the work. A slightly earlier copy of Part 32, dated 514/1120 was sold in these rooms, 10 October 2000, lot 28.
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MURIYA, ANDALUSIA, 6 SHA'BAN 532/19 APRIL 1138 AD
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MUHAMMAD IBN ISMA'IL AL-BUKHARI (D. AH 256/870 AD): AL-JAMI' AL-SAHIH (PART xxxvi)
Muriya, Andalusia, 6 Sha'ban 532/19 April 1138 AD
Hadith, Arabic manuscript on parchment, 20ff. with 26ll. of sepia maghribi, titles in a larger script, opening flyleaf with title of work and date and place of copying and name of scribe Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Da'ud al-Ghasani (?) al-Wadi al-..., final folio with colophon dated 6 Sha'ban 532 in the town of Muriya (?) in Andalusia, slight staining, in two quires, loose in later tan morocco binding with flap
10¾ x 8in. (27.2 x 20.4cm.)
Muriya, Andalusia, 6 Sha'ban 532/19 April 1138 AD
Hadith, Arabic manuscript on parchment, 20ff. with 26ll. of sepia maghribi, titles in a larger script, opening flyleaf with title of work and date and place of copying and name of scribe Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Da'ud al-Ghasani (?) al-Wadi al-..., final folio with colophon dated 6 Sha'ban 532 in the town of Muriya (?) in Andalusia, slight staining, in two quires, loose in later tan morocco binding with flap
10¾ x 8in. (27.2 x 20.4cm.)
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Sale room notice
The place of copying of this manuscript is Almeria in Andalusia.