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Folio 100b of MS A 87 which features the opening page Ibn Tūmart's Kitāb Kanz al-‘ulūm wa-al-durr al-manzūm fī ḥaqā’iq ‘ilm al-sharī‘ah wa-daqā’iq ‘ilm al-ṭabī‘ah (Treasure of Knowledge and Orderly Pearls on the True Meaning of Revealed Knowledge and the Intricacies of Natural Science). The ivory paper is thick and stiff, with visible vertical laid lines and single chain lines. The text is written is a fairly inelegant, medium-small, crowded naskh script using black ink with headings in red.
MS A 87, fol. 100b
Welcome Getting started Medieval Islam Catalogue Bio-bibliographies Glossary Abbreviations Credits About the Author Concordances A 1 - A 29 A 30 - A 59 A 60 - A 89 A 90 - A 92 P 1 - P 29 Authors, Translators & Commentators Copyists & Illustrators Owners & Patrons