Extent: 127 leaves : paper ; 231 x 145 (185 x 95) mm. bound to 228 x 158 mm.
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Collation: Paper ; fol. 127 ; catchwords ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals. Decoration: Illuminated headpiece in gold with floral drawing and a gilt roundel on fol. 1b. Fol. 2a frame-ruled in gold. Description: Readings in red ; MS in poor condition, worm-eaten and foxed, loose folios and binding. MS is extremely rare. Layout: 15 lines per page ; frame-ruled in red. Ms. codex. Though full name of author does not appear in MS, study of persons mentioned reveals that he lived in eleventh Muslim century; and in eulogizing the Prophet he designates himself as Abū al-Mawāhib ibn Ṣiddīq. Probably this copy was made during lifetime of author. Title from heading (fol. 2b). Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900.
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