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Treatise on Prosody

This treatise discusses different aspects of the art of versification, including meters, verses, letters, syllables, patterns of rhythm, and other topics relating to the poetic arts in early modern...

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"The Basics of Using the Sword and the Shield" and "The Sufficiency in the...

This original manuscript preserves two treatises, both written in the form of an urjuzah (type of Arabic poem) and copied by the author himself. The first one is entitled Kitāb al-Uss fī al-ʻamal...

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Abu al-Saʻud's Qurʼanic Exegesis. Volume One

Shown here is the first volume of an unknown number of volumes comprising Irshād al-ʻaql al-salīm ilá mazāyá al-kitāb al-karīm (Guidance of the sound mind to the virtues of the noble book), more...

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Collection of Prayers for the Prophet Muhammad

This North African manuscript dating from the early to mid-18th century is a prayer book, Wardah al-juyūb fī al-ṣalāh ʻalá al-Ḥabīb (Collection of prayers for the Prophet Muhammad). Prayers for the...

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The Five Surahs that Save

This 15th century manuscript comprises five surahs (chapters) of the Qur’an: Yāsīn (Yā Sīn, chapter 36), al-Fatḥ (The conquest, chapter 48), al-Wāqiʻah (The inevitable, chapter 56), al-Mulk (The...

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al-Bukhari's Collection of Authentic Hadith, Followed by a Qurʼanic Exegesis...

Muhammad ibn Isma‘il al-Bukhari (810–70) was born in Bukhara, in present-day Uzbekistan, and died in Khartank, near Samarkand. He is considered by Sunni Muslims to be the most authoritative collector...

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Commentary on “The Chosen One in Edicts” in Hanafi Islamic Jurisprudence

This manuscript copy is a commentary on al-Mukhtār lil-fatwá (The chosen one in edicts), one of four authoritative works in Hanafi Islamic jurisprudence. Both the original work and the commentary are...

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Quebec and Lake Saint-John Railway: Harvest, Saint-Prime

This image is part of a collection of 91 photographs taken between 1887 and 1890 by the Livernois Photography Studio of Quebec City. The photographs depict the development and economic expansion of...

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Quebec and Lake Saint-John Railway: Damase Jalbert's Mill, Lake Bouchette

This image is part of a collection of 91 photographs taken between 1887 and 1890 by the Livernois Photography Studio of Quebec City. The photographs depict the development and economic expansion of...

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Quebec and Lake Saint-John Railway: Roberval Lumber Company Mill, Owned by...

This image is part of a collection of 91 photographs taken between 1887 and 1890 by the Livernois Photography Studio of Quebec City. The photographs depict the development and economic expansion of...

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Quebec and Lake Saint-John Railway: Locomotive and Railroad Employees

This image is part of a collection of 91 photographs taken between 1887 and 1890 by the Livernois Photography Studio of Quebec City. The photographs depict the development and economic expansion of...

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Quebec and Lake Saint-John Railway: E. L. Sewell's Mill, Perthuis

This image is part of a collection of 91 photographs taken between 1887 and 1890 by the Livernois Photography Studio of Quebec City. The photographs depict the development and economic expansion of...

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Quebec and Lake Saint-John Railway: John S. Murphy's Mill, Rivière-à-Pierre

This image is part of a collection of 91 photographs taken between 1887 and 1890 by the Livernois Photography Studio of Quebec City. The photographs depict the development and economic expansion of...

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Quebec and Lake Saint-John Railway: Skroder's Spool Factory, Skroder's Mills...

This image is part of a collection of 91 photographs taken between 1887 and 1890 by the Livernois Photography Studio of Quebec City. The photographs depict the development and economic expansion of...

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Quebec and Lake Saint-John Railway: Roberval Lumber Company Mill, Owned by...

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Quebec and Lake Saint-John Railway: Saint-Jérôme, on Lake Saint-John

This image is part of a collection of 91 photographs taken between 1887 and 1890 by the Livernois Photography Studio of Quebec City. The photographs depict the development and economic expansion of...

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Quebec and Lake Saint-John Railway: Harvest, Saint-Jérôme

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Quebec and Lake Saint-John Railway: Wheat Fields at Hébertville, Lake Saint-John

This image is part of a collection of 91 photographs taken between 1887 and 1890 by the Livernois Photography Studio of Quebec City. The photographs depict the development and economic expansion of...

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Quebec and Lake Saint-John Railway: General View of Hébertville, Lake Saint-John

This image is part of a collection of 91 photographs taken between 1887 and 1890 by the Livernois Photography Studio of Quebec City. The photographs depict the development and economic expansion of...

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Quebec and Lake Saint-John Railway: Ploughing, Saint-Prime

This image is part of a collection of 91 photographs taken between 1887 and 1890 by the Livernois Photography Studio of Quebec City. The photographs depict the development and economic expansion of...

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