Kitab al-milal wa al-nihal (Book of religious and philosophical sects) by Abu al- Fath Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Karim al-Shahrastani (d.1153)

Manuscript; Kitab al-milal wa al-nihal (Book of religious and philosophical sects) by Abu al- Fath Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Karim al-Shahrastani; Arabic in black naskhi script; 212 folios; standard page: 1 column, 20 lines of text.
Binding: The manuscript with an envelope flap is bound in brown leather over paper pasteboards; the lower and upper cover both have a border of multiple fillets.

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Historical period(s)
12th-13th century
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W x D (overall): 32.8 x 23.5 x 5 cm (12 15/16 x 9 1/4 x 1 15/16 in)
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1937.47
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Manuscript
Type

Manuscript

Keywords
naskh script
Provenance

To 1937
Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York. [1]

From 1937
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York. [2]

Notes:

[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Hagop Kevorkian 1872-1962

Description

Manuscript; Kitab al-milal wa al-nihal (Book of religious and philosophical sects) by Abu al- Fath Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Karim al-Shahrastani; Arabic in black naskhi script; 212 folios; standard page: 1 column, 20 lines of text.
Binding: The manuscript with an envelope flap is bound in brown leather over paper pasteboards; the lower and upper cover both have a border of multiple fillets.

Published References
  • Hagop Kevorkian. Exhibition of the Kevorkian Collection Including Objects Excavated Under His Supervision. New York. No. 257.
  • Encyclopedia of Islam., new ed. Leiden. vol. 4: pp. 263-64.
  • Arthur John Arberry. Specimens of Arabic and Persian Palaeography. London. pl. 9.
  • Carl Brockelmann. Geschichte der Arabischen Litteratur. 3 vols., suppl., Leiden, 1937-1943. pp. 428-29, 762.
Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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