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A note at the end of this maunscript states that it was collated in the year 570, making this a very early copy.
NORTH AFRICA OR SPAIN, COLLATED AH 9 SHAWWAL 570/3 MAY 1175 AD
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Muhammad b. Isma'il al-Bukhari(d. AH 256/870 AD): Sahih al-Bukhari (folios from parts iv and xxii)
North Africa or Spain, collated AH 9 Shawwal 570/3 May 1175 AD
Hadith, Arabic manuscript on vellum, 22ff. with 26ll. of sepia maghribi, marginal notes written vertically, final folio with colophon signed Ahmad b. Zaid b. Hisham b. ? al-Arabi and dated 570, staining and small losses, in later tan morocco binding with flap with green stamped medallion
Folio 10½ x 8in. (27 x 19.5cm.)
North Africa or Spain, collated AH 9 Shawwal 570/3 May 1175 AD
Hadith, Arabic manuscript on vellum, 22ff. with 26ll. of sepia maghribi, marginal notes written vertically, final folio with colophon signed Ahmad b. Zaid b. Hisham b. ? al-Arabi and dated 570, staining and small losses, in later tan morocco binding with flap with green stamped medallion
Folio 10½ x 8in. (27 x 19.5cm.)