Lot Essay
This is a very early copy of this important work on hadith. It is written in a clear hand on large sheets of vellum, some of which have become rather discoloured.
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CORDOVA, AH SAFAR 514/2-30 MAY 1120 AD
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Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari (d. AH 256/870 AD): Al-jami' al-sahih (Part XXXII)
Cordova, AH Safar 514/2-30 May 1120 AD
Hadith, Arabic manuscript on vellum, 20ff. with 26ll. of sepia maghribi, titles in double size, final folio with colophon dated Safar 514 in Cordova and the name of the scribe Abdallah ibn Ahmad Yarbu' al-Ashbili, some staining and old repairs, in later tan morocco binding with flap
Folio 10¼ x 8in. (26 x 20cm.)
Cordova, AH Safar 514/2-30 May 1120 AD
Hadith, Arabic manuscript on vellum, 20ff. with 26ll. of sepia maghribi, titles in double size, final folio with colophon dated Safar 514 in Cordova and the name of the scribe Abdallah ibn Ahmad Yarbu' al-Ashbili, some staining and old repairs, in later tan morocco binding with flap
Folio 10¼ x 8in. (26 x 20cm.)
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