Book of gifts and rarities (Kitāb al-hadāyā wa al-tuḥaf) : selections compiled in the fifteenth century from an eleventh-century manuscript on gifts and treasures
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Book of gifts and rarities (Kitāb al-hadāyā wa al-tuḥaf) : selections compiled in the fifteenth century from an eleventh-century manuscript on gifts and treasures
（Harvard Middle Eastern monographs, 29）
Distributed for the Center for Middle Eastern Studies of Harvard University by Harvard University Press, c1996
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Kitāb al-hadāyā wa-al-tuḥaf
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Attributed to al-Rashīd ibn al-Zubayr
From only known version of the text in the Gedik Ahmet Paşa Library at Afyon Karahısar in Turkey (ʿUmūmī 702)
Bibliography: p. [401]-409
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This work is a translation and study of a ninth- through fifteenth-century manuscript, a selection from a medieval book, Kitab al-Hadaya wa al-Tuhaf (Book of Gifts and Rarities), edited by Muhammad Hamidullah. The manuscript furnishes a wealth of varied information offering insights into the period immediately preceding Islam and extending through the first four centuries of Islamic rule. The book provides valuable information on "gifts" exchanged on various occasions between Islamic rulers and their foreign counterparts. "Rarities" form a part of the gifts; some of them are marvels, others are mythical.
The manuscript is an invaluable source of information in many fields. It abounds with technical references and details in various areas of Islamic art, which renders it unique as a reference. The extensive detailed treatment, in the context of the overall material culture, provides a particularly rich source of information for those working both in the specific field of Islamic art and in that of Islamic culture as a whole.
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