Title: Al-Shajarah al-Nabawiyyah
Date: 17th century
Location: North Africa
Materials: coloured inks and opaque watercolour on paper; modern binding
Dimensions: 15 folios; 29.7 x 26.5cm
Accession Number: MSS 339
Other Notes:
The text is a biography of the Prophet Muhammad, written by Yusuf ibn Hasan ibn ‘Abd al-Hadi al-Fuwi. It has details of the Prophet’s immediate family, as well as his servants, followers and the first four Caliphs. It also contains descriptions of his weapons and personal possessions. The manuscript is composed of tables and diagrams and includes simple schematic drawings of the tombs of the Prophet and the Caliphs Abu Bakr and ‘Umar in Medina and of the Prophet’s sandals.
Script:
text copied in a maghribi naskh script; varying number of lines to the page
Bibliography:
J.M. Rogers, The Arts of Islam. Masterpieces from the Khalili Collection, London 2010, cat.271, pp.236–7.
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