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Folio 20b from Ibn Sina's al-Qasīdah al-‘aynīyah (The Poem on the Soul) which features the colophon. The semi-glossy, stiff, cream paper has very fine vertical laid lines and single chain lines. The text is written in a medium-small naskh script, using black in with headings in an orange-red.
MS A 2, fol. 20b
The lower cover and envelope flap from Ibn Sina's al-Qasīdah al-‘aynīyah (The Poem on the Soul). The volume is bound in a Persian/Indian binding of the 18th or 19th century. It consists of dark-brown leather over pasteboards and includes an envelope flap. In the center of each cover there is a panel stamp impressed over a maroon-colored piece of leather cut roughly to the contours of the panel stamp. A similar technique was employed for the two pendants on the covers and the stamp on the envelope flap. The central stamp has a shallow-scalloped ovoid outline with the inner field decorated in relief with intertwined leaves and flowers. Leaves and stems decorate the field of the envelope flap, and an abstract design was used for the pendants. The frames on the cover and envelope flap are blind-tooled fillets that are almost inconspicuous.
MS A 2, binding
(lower cover and envelope flap)
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

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