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A New Arabic Nautical Manuscript in Lisbon
Acevedo, Juan
A previously unstudied Arabic nautical autograph manuscript has been recently brought to light in Lisbon. An early nineteenth-century bundle including at least three distinct works in almost one hundred leaves, it contains stellar route bearings and coastal descriptions, extensive astronomical, geographical, and traverse tables, in addition to a number of Islamic ethical sections and Sufi prayers. While the textual tradition remains inconclusive, authorship rests partly with an ʿAbd Allāh b. Aḥmad b. ʿAbd al-Razzāq, from Ṣūr. The main physical and textual features are given here to lay the ground for further study.
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- Publication date:
- October 1, 2021
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- Keyword(s):
- Manuscript studies; Arabic studies; Nautical manuscripts
- Published in:
- Comparative Oriental Manuscript Studies Bulletin: 7 pp. 9-36.
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- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International