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Title: | An Arabic Letter (ca. AH 6th/12th CE c.) Concerning the Production of a Manuscript of Ibn Sīnā’s al-Šifā |
Author(s): | Liebrenz, Boris |
Issue Date: | 2018 |
Extent: | Online-Ressource (6 Seiten, 0,2 MB) |
Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Publisher: | [Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt], [Halle, Saale] |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:gbv:3:5-1981185920-340904 |
Subjects: | Columbia University; Butler Library; Arabic letters; Avicenna; Ibn Sīnā; manuscript production; patronage |
Abstract: | Among the unexplored documents at Columbia University’s Butler Library is an Arabic letter sent by a copyist to his patron informing the latter about the progress of work on a copy of Ibn Sīnā’s al-Šifāʾ. Datable to the 6th / 12th century, this document allows for a rare glimpse behind the curtain of manuscript production. This contribution consists of an edition and translation of the letter and seeks to provide the necessary context for its understanding. |
URI: | https://opendata.uni-halle.de//handle/1981185920/34090 http://dx.doi.org/10.25673/33897 |
Open Access: | Open access publication |
License: | In Copyright |
Journal Title: | Journal of Islamic Manuscripts |
Publisher: | Brill |
Publisher Place: | Leiden |
Volume: | 9 |
Original Publication: | https://doi.org/10.1163/1878464X-00901002 |
Page Start: | 32 |
Page End: | 38 |
Appears in Collections: | Zweitveröffentlichungen |
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