A Maghribi Codex on the Move : The Multiple Lives of an Almohad Manuscript
<p dir="ltr">This paper is a case study on an Almohad-era Maghribī manuscript, copied in Fās in the 7th/13th century, traveled east to al-Quds, Palestine, where it was used a century later in reading sessions at al-Masjid al-Aqṣā. Through codicological analysis (paper structure, “zig...
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| Summary: | <p dir="ltr">This paper is a case study on an Almohad-era Maghribī manuscript, copied in Fās in the 7th/13th century, traveled east to al-Quds, Palestine, where it was used a century later in reading sessions at al-Masjid al-Aqṣā. Through codicological analysis (paper structure, “zigzag” features, later Italian watermarks) and close reading of marginal notes, the paper reconstructs the manuscript’s mobility, patronage, and authority, linking Almohad Fās to Mamlūk Quds and illustrating how paratexts shaped transmission.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Conference information: Circulation, Collection, and Cultural Dynamics of Islamic Manuscripts in the Pre-Modern Islamic World (8-16th C.), 24th to 26th of September 2025, Escuela de Traductores de Toledo (Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha) Plaza de Santa Isabel, 5, 45071, Toledo (España)<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See conference information on the organiser's website: <a href="https://www.oeaw.ac.at/en/ifi/veranstaltungen/event-details/circulation-collection-and-cultural-dynamics-of-islamic-manuscripts-in-the-pre-modern-islamic-world-8-16th-c" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.oeaw.ac.at/en/ifi/veranstaltungen/event-details/circulation-collection-and-cultural-dynamics-of-islamic-manuscripts-in-the-pre-modern-islamic-world-8-16th-c</a></p> |
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