Ohio University, folio-east-15a
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Metadata
- DS ID:
- DS30481
- Shelfmark:
- folio-east-15a
- Title:
- Foliophiles Eastern leaf 15a: Persian manuscript, Afghanistan, 1478
Leaf from a biographical dictionary of Sufis
- Place:
- Afghanistan;Kandahar
- Date:
- 1478 (date from seller's note)
- Language:
- Persian
- Material:
- Paper (fiber product)
- Physical Description:
- Extent: 1 leaf; Paper (fiber product); 18.0 cm x 24.2 cm
- Note:
- Layout: Written in 23 long lines
Layout: Border ruled in gold and blue; rubrications in red
Script: nastaʿlīq in black ink
Decoration: Marginalia (annotations); Borders (Ornament Areas); Rubrics; Gold leaf
Provenance: This leaf is from a portfolio compiled by The Foliophiles Inc. in 1928 and issued as a limited edition under the title "Specimens of Oriental Mss and Printing."
Provenance: The set of leaves belonging to Ohio University is number 13 of 120.
Provenance: The transcribed labels accompanying these leaves were originally written by The Foliophiles, Inc., a now-defunct New York association of rare book dealers that was also known as the Society of Foliophiles.
Provenance: Between 1925 and 1968 The Foliophiles disbound hundreds of historical texts and assembled them into several thematic portfolio sets.
Provenance: These were then issued in “editions” of between 15 and 200 leaves. Universities across America subsequently purchased these portfolios as teaching tools.
Provenance: While a small number of the selected leaves come from other cultures, the vast majority are from European texts. The collecting and marketing practices of The Foliophiles reflect the values of the members of the association and the contemporary American rare book market.
Provenance: Original descriptions, therefore, may contain outdated language, speculation, or inaccurate information.
The following text is based on the original seller's label. FROM A PERSIAN MANUSCRIPT, containing the biographies of noted Sufis and distinguished men in Islam
Done in Kandahar, A.H. 883, or 1478 of the Christian era
This, as will be seen, is a plainly written manuscript intended for scholars, but is not without the fascination of all such honest craftsmanship
That the book was in constant use is evident not only from the worn condition of the leaves, but also from the annotations on the margins.
Specimens of Eastern Manuscripts and Printing
One entry is for Ibrahim ibn Shayban Kermanshahi, also known as Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Shayban Qurayshini, who was a fourth-century Sunni Iranian Sufi.
He was also known by titles such as Sheikh al-Jabal and Sheikh al-Sufiyya.
There are only scattered writings about his life, but his passing is believed to have occurred between 330 and 348 AH.
Some sources, including Attar Neyshaburi, mention his death in the year 337 AH. - Keyword:
- Institutional Record:
- http://media.library.ohio.edu/digital/collection/p15808coll19/id/4852
- IIIF Manifest:
- https://media.library.ohio.edu/iiif/2/p15808coll19:4852/manifest.json
- Holding Institution:
