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A Manuscript Witness of Cultural Activity in Mongol Baghdad

Published:2023-01-24 Issue:1 Volume:14 Page:70-108
ISSN:1878-4631
Container-title:Journal of Islamic Manuscripts
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Short-container-title:J. Islam. Manuscr.

Author:

De Nicola Bruno¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Institute of Iranian Studies, Austrian Academy of Sciences Austria Vienna

Abstract

Abstract This article focuses on MS Leiden Or. 95, which contains a version of the Ḥall mushkilāt al-Ishārāt by Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī (d. 672/1273), copied apparently in 1272 CE. This article explores the paratextual evidence present in the manuscript in order to reconstruct the history of the book and investigate aspects of cultural life in Mongol and post-Mongol Baghdad. It is an attempt, based on manuscript evidence, to contribute to the broader discussion on the impact that the Mongol invasions had on the cultural life of the Middle East in general and the city of Baghdad in particular. The analysis of the colophon, ownership marks, reading certificates, and annotations in this codex offer a particular case study of aspects of production, distribution, and consumption of knowledge in Ilkhanid Baghdad.

Publisher

Brill

Subject

Visual Arts and Performing Arts,Cultural Studies

Link

https://brill.com/downloadpdf/journals/jim/14/1/article-p70_3.xml

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