Lot 54
- 54
Abu ‘Abdullah Muhammad ibn Isma’il ibn Ibrahim al-Bukhari (d.870 AD), Volume II of Al-Jami’ al-Sahih (a canonical collection of traditions), North Africa or Spain, 14th century
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- paper bound
Arabic manuscript on paper, 225 leaves plus 2 flyleaves, 32 lines to the page, written in small Maghribi script in black ink, catchwords and titles in bolder Maghribi, in later Ottoman red morocco binding
Condition
In good condition, the margins are clean with only minor annotations, various stains and minor losses which have been consolidated and restored, the binding restored, as viewed.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Born in Bukhara in 810 AD, Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari wrote his Al-Jami' al-Sahih (now prominently known as the Sahih al-Bukhari) as a compilation of 7,397 traditions selected from the 600,000 hadith that were extant in his time (Gibb et al (eds.), 1986, p.1296). The earliest copy of al-Bukhari’s al-Jami’ al-Sahih is dated 581 AH/1185 AD, now in the British Library (OR 7755) (Baker 2001, pp.30-31).
Many copies of this work were produced in North Africa and Spain between twelfth and fourteenth centuries. A lavishly illuminated copy was sold in these rooms, 19 October 2016, lot 158. Volumes from a copy similar to the present and dated 632 AH/1235 AD were offered at Christie’s, 13 March 1998, lot 51 and 19 April 1999, lot 318; other contemporaneous examples were sold in Christie’s, 16 October 2001, lot 29 and 26 April 1994, lot 60. See also C. Brockelmann, GAL, I. 157, S. I. 260.