An amulet on long scroll of vellum or snake skin, rolled around a central axis into a silver hexagonal tube with a cap; niello etched in an arabesque pattern in gold, with three loops where a chain can go through, so that it can be worn as a necklace....
An elaborate astronomical calendar consisting of one long scroll. It was made by an astronomer (name not given) for the Hijrī year 1259 (1859-1860). On one side, it is written in the form of tables, on the other side is a list of different categories...
Description:
In Ottoman Turkish and Arabic.
Subject (Topic):
Astronomy, Arab, Fortune-telling by names, Islamic calendar, Names, Personal, Islamic, Prayer, Islam, Qiblah, and Ramadan
Collection of prayers and invocations for seeking God's protection from the enemies, with many verses from the Qurʼān. Name of the author not mentioned. Copied and illuminated in 1267 Hijrī (1850 or 1851) by the calligrapher al-Sayyid Muḥammad Rās...
Description:
In Arabic.
Subject (Topic):
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Invocation, Religious aspects, Islam, and Prayer
Manuscript, on paper, containing Tuḥfat al-adīb fī al-radd ʻalá Ahl al-Ṣalīb, Polemics against Christianity, preceded by the author's autobiography. A short version
Alternative Title:
Tuḥfat al-arīb fī al-radd ʻalá Ahl al-Ṣalīb 880-01, Tuḥfat al-arīb fī al-radd ʻalá Ahl al-Ṣalīb, تحفة الأريب في الردّ على أهل الصليب 240-01/r, and تحفة الأريب في الردّ على أهل الصليب
Collection of three treatises, as follows: 1. Tuḥfat al-adīb fī al-radd ʻalá ahl al-ṣalīb (folios 1a-34b), also called Tuḥfat al-arīb fī al-radd ʻalá ahl al-ṣalīb, a polemic against Christians and the doctrines of Christianity, by ʻAbd All...
Description:
In Arabic.
Subject (Name):
Turmeda, Anselm, 1352-1432?
Subject (Topic):
Christianity, Devil, Islam, and Folk literature, Arabic
Manuscript, on paper, containing Tuḥfat al-labīb fī al-radd ʻalá ahl al-ṣalīb, or a text containing Polemics against Christianity, preceded by the author's autobiography
Alternative Title:
Tuḥfat al-arīb fī al-radd ʻalá Ahl al-Ṣalīb 880-01, Tuḥfat al-arīb fī al-radd ʻalá ahl al-ṣalīb, تحفة الأريب في الردّ على أهل الصليب 240-01/r, and تحفة الأريب في الردّ على أهل الصليب
Manuscript, on paper, containing al-Suyūṭī's al-Akhbār al-maʼthūrah fī al-iṭṭilāʼ bi-al-nūrah Kitāb al-akhbār al-maʼthūrah fī al-iṭṭilāʼ bi-al-nūrah, on the question whether the use of depilatory paste has support in the tradition
Alternative Title:
Akhbār al-maʼthūrah fī al-iṭṭilāʼ bi-al-nūrah 880-02, Kitāb al-Akhbār al-maʼthūrah fī al-iṭṭilāʼ bi-al-nūrah, أخبار المأثورة في الاطّلاء بالنورة 240-02/r, and كتاب الأخبار المأثورة في الاطّلاء بالنورة
Description:
In Arabic.
Subject (Topic):
Hair, Removal, Religious aspects, Islam, Hair removal products, Hadith, and Criticism, interpretation, etc
