Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://dx.doi.org/10.25673/33897
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, BorisLook up in the Integrated Authority File of the German National Library
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 CopyrightIn 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

Files in This Item:
File Description SizeFormat 
Liebrenz_2018_Arabic_Letter_Manuscript.pdf767.38 kBAdobe PDFThumbnail
View/Open