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Country |
Austria
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City |
Vienna
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Repository |
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
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Shelfmark | Cod. Gl. 8 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 255 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 16th-17th century (?) |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Genre(s) | Commentaries; Historical works; Scientific works; Bestiaries |
Notes |
Formerly Glaser 130; Glaser Collection. Folio numbers are approximate |
Bibliography |
Max Grünert, "Kurzer Katalog der Glaserschen Sammlung arabischer Handschriften" (unpublished manuscript, ca. 1894), p. 41, no. 151; p. 49, no. 177; p. 66, no. 262. |
Ext. Bibliography |
ÖNB Katalog |
Alt. Surrogate | ZMT 00257 |
HMML Proj. Num. |
25276 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/141670 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | The ʻZaydi Manuscript Traditionʼ Project, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton & Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna. Cataloged by Joshua Mugler |
Surrogate Format | Scanned Microform |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |

Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 255 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals; contemporary foliation in Eastern Arabic numerals, disordered |
Former Owner |
Glaser, Eduard, 1855-1908
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Condition Notes |
Imperfect: wanting leaves at beginning, end, and elsewhere; leaf deterioration with minimal loss of text |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-26v |
Place of Origin | Yemen |
Century(ies) | 17th century (?) |
Year Range | 1600-1700 |
Support | Paper |
Support Dimensions | 33.5 x 22.5 cm |
Page Layout | 1 column, 22 lines per page |
Catchwords | Yes |
Writing System | Arabic |
Script(s) | Naskh |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 27r-107v |
Place of Origin | Yemen |
Century(ies) | 17th century (?) |
Year Range | 1600-1700 |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 16 lines per page |
Catchwords | Yes |
Writing System | Arabic |
Script(s) | Naskh |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 108r-255v |
Place of Origin | Yemen |
Century(ies) | 16th century (?) |
Year Range | 1500-1600 |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 25 lines per page |
Catchwords | Yes |
Writing System | Arabic |
Script(s) | Naskh |

Author |
Ibn al-Muṭahhar, ʻĪsá ibn Luṭf Allāh, 1578 or 1579-1638 or 1639
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Author NS | ابن المطهر، عيسى بن لطف الله |
Title | Rūḥ al-rūḥ fī-mā jará baʻd al-miʼah al-tāsiʻah min al-fitan wa-al-futūḥ |
Title NS | روح الروح فيما جرى بعد الماه التاسعة من الفتن والفتوح |
Uniform Title | Ibn al-Muṭahhar, ʻĪsá ibn Luṭf Allāh, 1578 or 1579-1638 or 1639. Rūḥ al-rūḥ fī-mā jará baʻd al-miʼah al-tāsiʻah min al-fitan wa-al-futūḥ |
Alternate Title | History of conflicts and conquests after the ninth century AH |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Author |
Damīrī, Muḥammad ibn Mūsá, 1341?-1405
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Author NS | الدميري، محمد بن موسى |
Title | Ḥayāt al-ḥayawān |
Uniform Title |
Damīrī, Muḥammad ibn Mūsá, 1341?-1405. Ḥayāt al-ḥayawān al-kubrá
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Alternate Title | Life of animals |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Item Notes |
From ص to ع |
Author |
Ibn Jinnī, Abū al-Fatḥ ʻUthmān, -1002
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Author NS | ابن جني، أبو الفتح عثمان |
Title | al-Fasr |
Uniform Title |
Ibn Jinnī, Abū al-Fatḥ ʻUthmān, -1002. Fasr
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Alternate Title | Longer commentary on al-Mutanabbī's Dīwān |
Associated Name |
Mutanabbī, Abū al-Ṭayyib Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥusayn, 915 or 916-965
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Language(s) | Arabic |

Country |
Austria
![]() |
City |
Vienna
![]() |
Repository |
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
![]() |
Shelfmark | Cod. Gl. 8 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 255 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 16th-17th century (?) |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Genre(s) | Commentaries; Historical works; Scientific works; Bestiaries |
Notes |
Formerly Glaser 130; Glaser Collection. Folio numbers are approximate |
Bibliography |
Max Grünert, "Kurzer Katalog der Glaserschen Sammlung arabischer Handschriften" (unpublished manuscript, ca. 1894), p. 41, no. 151; p. 49, no. 177; p. 66, no. 262. |
Ext. Bibliography |
ÖNB Katalog |
Alt. Surrogate | ZMT 00257 |
HMML Proj. Num. |
25276 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/141670 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | The ʻZaydi Manuscript Traditionʼ Project, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton & Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna. Cataloged by Joshua Mugler |
Surrogate Format | Scanned Microform |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 255 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals; contemporary foliation in Eastern Arabic numerals, disordered |
Former Owner |
Glaser, Eduard, 1855-1908
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Condition Notes |
Imperfect: wanting leaves at beginning, end, and elsewhere; leaf deterioration with minimal loss of text |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-26v |
Place of Origin | Yemen |
Century(ies) | 17th century (?) |
Year Range | 1600-1700 |
Support | Paper |
Support Dimensions | 33.5 x 22.5 cm |
Page Layout | 1 column, 22 lines per page |
Catchwords | Yes |
Writing System | Arabic |
Script(s) | Naskh |
Author |
Ibn al-Muṭahhar, ʻĪsá ibn Luṭf Allāh, 1578 or 1579-1638 or 1639
![]() |
Author NS | ابن المطهر، عيسى بن لطف الله |
Title | Rūḥ al-rūḥ fī-mā jará baʻd al-miʼah al-tāsiʻah min al-fitan wa-al-futūḥ |
Title NS | روح الروح فيما جرى بعد الماه التاسعة من الفتن والفتوح |
Uniform Title | Ibn al-Muṭahhar, ʻĪsá ibn Luṭf Allāh, 1578 or 1579-1638 or 1639. Rūḥ al-rūḥ fī-mā jará baʻd al-miʼah al-tāsiʻah min al-fitan wa-al-futūḥ |
Alternate Title | History of conflicts and conquests after the ninth century AH |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 27r-107v |
Place of Origin | Yemen |
Century(ies) | 17th century (?) |
Year Range | 1600-1700 |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 16 lines per page |
Catchwords | Yes |
Writing System | Arabic |
Script(s) | Naskh |
Author |
Damīrī, Muḥammad ibn Mūsá, 1341?-1405
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Author NS | الدميري، محمد بن موسى |
Title | Ḥayāt al-ḥayawān |
Uniform Title |
Damīrī, Muḥammad ibn Mūsá, 1341?-1405. Ḥayāt al-ḥayawān al-kubrá
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Alternate Title | Life of animals |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Item Notes |
From ص to ع |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 108r-255v |
Place of Origin | Yemen |
Century(ies) | 16th century (?) |
Year Range | 1500-1600 |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 25 lines per page |
Catchwords | Yes |
Writing System | Arabic |
Script(s) | Naskh |
Author |
Ibn Jinnī, Abū al-Fatḥ ʻUthmān, -1002
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Author NS | ابن جني، أبو الفتح عثمان |
Title | al-Fasr |
Uniform Title |
Ibn Jinnī, Abū al-Fatḥ ʻUthmān, -1002. Fasr
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Alternate Title | Longer commentary on al-Mutanabbī's Dīwān |
Associated Name |
Mutanabbī, Abū al-Ṭayyib Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥusayn, 915 or 916-965
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Language(s) | Arabic |
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