Qāḍī Ǧaʿfar in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana: An Overview
Yemen
12th Century
Source: Lucas, S. (2018). Qāḍī Ǧaʿfar in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana: An Overview. CmY 7 (Juillet 2018), 119-139.
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
The ink application in MS D 544 (dated 555/1160) follows a complex layout. While most of the text is written in a 'distinct hand' (p. 123), certain sections are produced in 'the same hand but smaller' (p. 130). A specialized application sequence is noted on folio 108a, where two theological topics are 'written perpendicular to the rest of the text' (p. 130), and the topic of 'obligations' (wāǧibāt) is restricted to the 'left half of the leaf' (p. 130).
Original Recipe Text
The ink application in MS D 544 (dated 555/1160) follows a complex layout. While most of the text is written in a 'distinct hand' (p. 123), certain sections are produced in 'the same hand but smaller' (p. 130). A specialized application sequence is noted on folio 108a, where two theological topics are 'written perpendicular to the rest of the text' (p. 130), and the topic of 'obligations' (wāǧibāt) is restricted to the 'left half of the leaf' (p. 130).
Evidence
"nearly the entire codex is in the same distinct hand."
Remarks
The manuscript is described as being 'written clearly' (p. 124). The ink density and script size vary to accommodate marginalia or secondary treatises within the same codex. The manuscript is a precious survival from the author's own lifetime (p. 122).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Codicological examination
Visual analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorBlack
RegionYemen
Approx. Year1150
Source Information
AuthorLucas, S.
CollectionMS Milan Ambrosiana D 544
Language
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