Or Ms 1: أنوار التنزیل وأسرار التأویل Anwār al-tanzīl wa-asrār al-ta'wīl, undated
Scope and Contents
A well-known commentary on the Qur'ān. The name of the author does not appear, but the commentary is known to have been compiled by Nāṣir al-Dīn 'Abd-allāh b. 'Umar al-Bayḍawī whose death date is commonly given as c. 1286 C.E. However, accordīng to the notice of his life in Kitāb al-Aqālīm, written at Tabriz 716 A.H. (1316 C.E.), Hamd-allāh Mustawfī, a contemporary, says he died in 710 A.H. (1310 C.E.).
The text of the Qur'ān is written in red ink.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Language of Materials
Arabic (Script: naskh)
Physical Description
Fols. 500; 9 inches by 5 inches; 29 lines, each 2.75 inches long; written in very neat and minute naskh; gold-ruled margins throughout; illuminated gold and polychrome frontispiece; slightly injured by worms; not dated; it is stated that this excellent copy was made after the death of the author.
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Extent
1 volume
Other Finding Aids
Hukk, Mohammed Ashraful; Ethé, Hermann; and Robertson, Edward, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library (Hertford: Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd., 1925).
Custodial History
Bears rectangular stamp, with Arabic caligraphy.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the University of Edinburgh Library by Lieutenant-Colonel John Baillie of Leys' grandson, also named John Baillie, in 1876.
Physical Description
Fols. 500; 9 inches by 5 inches; 29 lines, each 2.75 inches long; written in very neat and minute naskh; gold-ruled margins throughout; illuminated gold and polychrome frontispiece; slightly injured by worms; not dated; it is stated that this excellent copy was made after the death of the author.
Processing Information
Annotation uses legacy data from Mohammed Hukk et al. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library.
Source
- Baillie, John, of Leys, 1772-1833 (Member of Parliament, and East India Company Official) (Former owner, Person)
- Baillie, Anne, 1809-1847 (Former owner of manuscripts) (Former owner, Person)
- Baillie, John Baillie, of Leys, 1835-1890 (donor of the Oriental Manuscripts Collection) (Donor, Person)
Repository Details
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