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Manuscript, Borno, 19th century, Barnawī

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APA

Mauro Nobili, . (n.d.). Manuscript, Borno, 19th century, Barnawī (1–), CallFront, accessed July 26, 2026, https://callfront.inha.fr/s/callfront/item/4078

Chicago

Mauro Nobili. n.d. “Manuscript, Borno, 19th century, Barnawī.”, CallFront, accessed July 26, 2026, https://callfront.inha.fr/s/callfront/item/4078

MLA

Mauro Nobili. Manuscript, Borno, 19th Century, Barnawī, CallFront, accessed July 26, 2026, https://callfront.inha.fr/s/callfront/item/4078

Item descriptor

Copyrights Holder
CallFront
License
CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID
WestAfrica_MN_07
Author
Mauro Nobili
Date
19th century
Localization Exactitude Degree
Approximate
Place of Production
Nigeria, Borno State
Present Location
Jos MS 397 (via SOAS Digital Collection)
Website Link
https://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA003334/00001/citation
Language
Arabic
Kanembu
Title of the Document (If Relevant)
Kitāb al-shifā’ bi-ta ‘rīf ḥuqūq al-Muṣṭafā
Type of text
Quran
Text Content
Commentary on the Qur’ān by Jalāl al-Dīn al-Maḥallī (d. 1460) and Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī (d. 1505)
Script
Barnawī
Color of the Script
black
red
Signature
non identified
Type of Object
manuscript\loose-leaf
Writing Surface
paper\type of paper\unidentified
Size (of the object)
6.6 x 9.25 cm
Ruling (Manuscript)
Varies
Technique
written
Instrument
reed pen
Remarks (Support)
Marginal and interlinear notes in Arabic and Kanembu

Script descriptor

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Image ID Entry
WestAfrica_MN_07a
Description
Manuscript, Borno, 19th century, Barnawī
Photographer
SOAS, University of London - the Digital Library Project Office
Copyrights Holder
SOAS, University of London
License
CC BY-NC-SA
Access Rights
Public
Image ID Entry
WestAfrica_MN_07b
Description
Manuscript, Borno, 19th century, Barnawī
Photographer
SOAS, University of London - the Digital Library Project Office
Copyrights Holder
SOAS, University of London
License
CC BY-NC-SA
Access Rights
Public
Image ID Entry
WestAfrica_MN_07c
Description
Manuscript, Borno, 19th century, Barnawī
Photographer
SOAS, University of London - the Digital Library Project Office
Copyrights Holder
SOAS, University of London
License
CC BY-NC-SA
Access Rights
Public
Image ID Entry
WestAfrica_MN_07d
Description
Manuscript, Borno, 19th century, Barnawī
Photographer
SOAS, University of London - the Digital Library Project Office
Copyrights Holder
SOAS, University of London
License
CC BY-NC-SA
Access Rights
Public
Image ID Entry
WestAfrica_MN_07e
Description
Manuscript, Borno, 19th century, Barnawī
Photographer
SOAS, University of London - the Digital Library Project Office
Copyrights Holder
SOAS, University of London
License
CC BY-NC-SA
Access Rights
Public
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