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Yemeni Manuscripts in the University of Leiden Library. Acquisitions of the Year 2000: Texts and Themes

In: Journal of Islamic Manuscripts
Author: Jan Just Witkam1
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01 Jan 2014
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This article provides a bibliographical description of the content of eighteen manuscript volumes acquired by the Leiden University library, directly from Yemen, in the course of 2000. They contain a great variety of subjects, ranging from language to literature, history, religion and Islamic law. They date from 1042 (1632) to 1359 (1941), but most date from the 14th/20th century. Together, they give an impression of traditional Yemeni scholarship and book culture. An attempt is made to analyze the Ihmāl marks, a feature that has survived particularly in Yemeni manuscripts, and which occurs in many of the manuscripts described here.

Title:
Yemeni Manuscripts in the University of Leiden Library. Acquisitions of the Year 2000: Texts and Themes
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/1878464X-00502009
Language:
English
Pages:
275–356
Keywords:
Library of Leiden University; Arabic manuscripts; Yemeni manuscripts; Arabic bibliography; Zaydī texts; Ihmāl marks; Khawarij; Shiʿa; dated manuscripts
In:
Journal of Islamic Manuscripts
In:
Volume 5: Issue 2-3
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1878-464X
Print ISSN:
1878-4631
Subjects:
General, Middle East and Islamic Studies, History & Culture

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