Physical description: Material: PaperDimensions: 200 x 146 mm leaf [141 x 91 mm written]Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencilRuling: Misṭarah; 11 lines per page; vertical spacing 8 lines per 10 cmScript: Very clear, well pointed and vocalised naskh; the scribe was ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib ibn ‘Alī ibn ‘Alī ibn ‘Alī ibn al-Ḥusayn al-ḤalabīInk: Black ink, with rubricated headingsDecoration: Title page (f. 2a), title and author information in cloud bands in box with gold borders, on background of blue with foliate arabesque design partially shaded in red; below and to the left of this is a similar, but less ornate, box containing information relating to the scribeBinding: Ottoman (?) binding in red leather with blind-tolled borders, medallion and pendants; no envelope flapCondition: light waterstains, some foxing, and a notable amount bleed-through of black inkMarginalia: Frequent marginalia by more than one handSeals: See ff. 1r, 2r, 3r, 170r
Physical description: Material: PaperDimensions: 200 x 146 mm leaf [141 x 91 mm written]Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencilRuling: Misṭarah; 11 lines per page; vertical spacing 8 lines per 10 cmScript: Very clear, well pointed and vocalised naskh; the scribe was ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib ibn ‘Alī ibn ‘Alī ibn ‘Alī ibn al-Ḥusayn al-ḤalabīInk: Black ink, with rubricated headingsDecoration: Title page (f. 2a), title and author information in cloud bands in box with gold borders, on background of blue with foliate arabesque design partially shaded in red; below and to the left of this is a similar, but less ornate, box containing information relating to the scribeBinding: Ottoman (?) binding in red leather with blind-tolled borders, medallion and pendants; no envelope flapCondition: light waterstains, some foxing, and a notable amount bleed-through of black inkMarginalia: Frequent marginalia by more than one handSeals: See ff. 1r, 2r, 3r, 170r
Physical description: Material: PaperDimensions: 200 x 146 mm leaf [141 x 91 mm written]Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencilRuling: Misṭarah; 11 lines per page; vertical spacing 8 lines per 10 cmScript: Very clear, well pointed and vocalised naskh; the scribe was ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib ibn ‘Alī ibn ‘Alī ibn ‘Alī ibn al-Husayn al-ḤalabīInk: Black ink, with rubricated headingsDecoration: Title page (f. 2a), title and author information in cloud bands in box with gold borders, on background of blue with foliate arabesque design partially shaded in red; below and to the left of this is a similar, but less ornate, box containing information relating to the scribeBinding: Ottoman (?) binding in red leather with blind-tolled borders, medallion and pendants; no envelope flapCondition: light waterstains, some foxing, and a notable amount bleed-through of black inkMarginalia: Frequent marginalia by more than one handSeals: See ff. 1r, 2r, 3r, 170r
Physical description: Material: PaperDimensions: 200 x 146 mm leaf [141 x 91 mm written]Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencilRuling: Misṭarah; 11 lines per page; vertical spacing 8 lines per 10 cmScript: Very clear, well pointed and vocalised naskh; the scribe was ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib ibn ‘Alī ibn ‘Alī ibn ‘Alī ibn al-Ḥusayn al-ḤalabīInk: Black ink, with rubricated headingsDecoration: Title page (f. 2a), title and author information in cloud bands in box with gold borders, on background of blue with foliate arabesque design partially shaded in red; below and to the left of this is a similar, but less ornate, box containing information relating to the scribeBinding: Ottoman (?) binding in red leather with blind-tolled borders, medallion and pendants; no envelope flapCondition: light waterstains, some foxing, and a notable amount bleed-through of black inkMarginalia: Frequent marginalia by more than one handSeals: See ff. 1r, 2r, 3r, 170r
Physical description: Material: PaperDimensions: 155 x 80 mm leaf [128 x 47 mm written]Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencil; Arabic pagination in black inkRuling: Misṭarah; 23 lines per page; vertical spacing 19 lines per 10 cmScript: NaskhInk: Black ink; headings, titles and occasional text stops in gold; frames in red, blue and gold; illuminations in black, red, blue, green and goldDecoration: Table of contents on title page (f. 1r) illuminated in black, red, blue, green and gold; kufic
basmalahilluminated in black, red, blue, green and gold in rectangles spanning tops of ff. 1v and 2r;
basmalahilluminated in black, red, blue, green and gold in rectangles at upper margin with foliate indicators in margin towards fore-edge on ff. 21v and 33vBinding: Islamic binding in red leather with envelope flap; blind tooled foliated frame, large corner pieces, medallion and pendants on covers and flap; pastedowns and flyleaves front and back of paper painted bright yellow, varnished and polishedCondition: Moderate damage to leaves due to worms and ink corrosion repaired especially in first half of volumeMarginalia: Owners' notes on title page (f. 1r); very few marginal corrections (e.g. ff. 1v and 23r); one longer not has been preserved during trimming and extends beyond the average leaf dimensions (f. 22v)