The Choice Book of Fatwas (Kit?b al-Mukht?r lil-fatwa) , ?Abd All?h ibn Ma?m?d ?anaf?" (1203"1284), Egypt, 1425, Manuscript: parchment, red and black ink on paper , Binding: leather, pasteboard, , Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, Arabic MSS 00087,
This fifteenth-century copy of an important textbook in Islamic law is intricately annotated with the notes of a legal expert (Arabic faqih) in Egypt who was using the book as a teaching tool. The notes are largely case studies and problems in law, written in a skillful and highly educated hand. Perhaps the writer was planning to consolidate these notes into a published commentary of his own, to educate future generations through the book.
?Abd All?h ibn Ma?m?d ?anaf?" (1203"1284)
Dimensions: 22 x 16 cm Material: Manuscript: parchment, red and black ink on paper Binding: leather, pasteboard