Contains a transcript of the "Nathr al-la'ālĭ" from the Leyden manuscript, with variant readings from the Paris codex and from "Proverbia quaedam... Show moreContains a transcript of the "Nathr al-la'ālĭ" from the Leyden manuscript, with variant readings from the Paris codex and from "Proverbia quaedam Alis imperatoris muslemici," edited by Thomas Erpinius (1629), a selection from the London manuscript of the"Ghurar al-ḥikam," arranged in alphabetical order by Àbd al-Wāḥid al-Āmidi (11th cent.), and proverbs ascribed to Àlĭ in al-Maidānĭ's "Majmà al-amthāl," based on the London manuscript and compared with variant readings by Everard Scheidius. E codicibus manuscriptis descripsit, latine vertit, et annotationibus illustravit, Cornelius van Waenen. Arabic and Latin on opposite pages. Contains a transcript of the "Nathr al-laʼālī" from the Leyden manuscript, with variant readings from the Paris codex and from "Proverbia quaedam Alis imperatoris muslemici," edited by Thomas Erpinius (1629), a selection from the London manuscript of the "Ghurar al-ḥikam," arranged in alphabetical order by ʻAbd al-Wāḥid al-Āmidi (11th cent.), and proverbs ascribed to ʻAlī in al-Maidānī's "Majmaʻ al-amthāl," based on the London manuscript and compared with variant readings by Everard Scheidius. Main Heritage Shelves General BP193.1.A2 W34 1806 Book Item-ID: i10175763 BIB-ID: 1019212 Text in Arabic and Latin on opposite pages; commentary in Latin. Show less
