Extent: 93 leaves : paper ; 205 x 140 (155 x 95) mm bound to 205 x 150 mm
Former Owner(s):
Ṭarābulusī, Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥājj Mūsá, al-ʻAṭṭār / طرابلسي، محمد بن الحاج موسى العطار،
Ḥamawī, Muṣṭafá́ Karīmī / حموي، مصطفى كريمي
Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932
Ms. codex. Title from title page (f. 1r) Foliation: Foliation in ink in Hindu-Arabic numerals, upper left recto. Pagination also in ink in Hindu-Arabic numerals on f. [1]v through f. 45r. Layout: Written in 15 long lines in black and red ink, with marginalia. Catchwords at the end of every leaf. Script: Written in naskh in black ink; quotations are vocalised and in quotation marks, which are written in red ink. Binding: Textblock detached from binding, of which only one blind-stamped leather board and spine remain; board is stamped with central mandorla and two pendants on the vertical axis. Housed with a paper envelope with printed address of Dropsie College and ms. inscriptions in Roman and Arabic scripts identifying contents and donor. Origin: Item is undated; an owner's note places it before 1746; probably produced in the 18th century. Watermark: Crown-star-crescent. Formerly owned by Muṣṭafá Karīmī al-Ḥamawī. It ended up in his possession on 12 Shaʻbān 1159 (30 August, 1746) from its previous owner al-Ḥājj Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥājj Mūsá, al-ʻAṭṭār al-Ṭarābulusī (note, f. 1r). Formerly owned by John Frederick Lewis (inscription, envelope housing). Formerly owned by the Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning (inscription, envelope housing).
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