By Jonathan Brockopp When I started my graduate program, I had no idea I would be working on Arabic manuscripts. At that point, I knew more about the manuscript tradition … Continue reading Four manuscripts from the Mālikī tradition: NLPCPM, Raqqada, 10-1648
Four manuscripts from the Mālikī tradition: NLPCPM, Raqqada, 49-2/915
By Jonathan Brockopp One of the amazing things about the Kairouan collection of manuscripts is that we can identify the handwriting of specific scribes. Local caretakers have known this for … Continue reading Four manuscripts from the Mālikī tradition: NLPCPM, Raqqada, 49-2/915
Four manuscripts from the Mālikī tradition: Qarawiyyīn, 874
By Jonathan Brockopp Over the years, I have noticed that shopkeepers in North Africa and the Middle East seem to value the relationship as much as they do the sale; … Continue reading Four manuscripts from the Mālikī tradition: Qarawiyyīn, 874
Four manuscripts from the Mālikī tradition: Al-Azhar, fiqh Mālikī 1655
By Jonathan Brockopp Twenty-five years ago, I was sitting in the office of Dr. Aḥmad Khalīfa Muḥammad ʿAlī, director of manuscripts at al-Azhar University Library. I was there to see … Continue reading Four manuscripts from the Mālikī tradition: Al-Azhar, fiqh Mālikī 1655