Compendium of Chronicles; Jami’ al-Tawarikh
| Müellif | Rashid, al-Din |
| Materyal türü | Yazma eser |
| Dil | İngilizce |
| Kurum | University of Edinburgh |
| Kaynak | Europeana |
| Not | Call Number - 0002374; Shelf Mark - Or.Ms 20; View of page from the Compendium of Chronicles by Rashid al-Din. Shows text with central image depicting Yanus (Jonah) and the whale. The position of Junus, lying in the shade of a gourd plant, which God which God grew for him to have food and shelter after being freed from the fish (Jonah 4:6), is similar to iconography found in early Christian art. The depiction of the whale as a fish may be due to a lack of knowledge concerning such creatures. Arguably the greatest treasure in the library, the Jami’ al-Tawarikh, or Compendium of Chronicles, is a world history which encompasses a range of cultures, from China in the East, to Ireland in the West, from the time of Adam. It is written in the Naskh script and contains 70 illustrated folios. Written by the scholar and courtier Rashid al-Din (d.1318), there is some debate as to the exact date of this manuscript, but it was almost certainly completed within the author’s lifetime, making it one of the earliest copies in existence. It is one of the three main sources for the life of Genghis Khan and is considered to be one of the most important medieval documents in the world. Sources: Hukk, M (1925), A descriptive catalogue of the Arabic and Persian manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library, Hertford. Talbot Rice, D. (1976), The Illustrations to the World History of Rashid al-Din, Edinburgh. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00773mr (accessed 03/07/14). |
Rashid, al-Din, Compendium of Chronicles; Jami’ al-Tawarikh, University of Edinburgh, https://www.europeana.eu/item/9200264/BibliographicResource_3000058484661?utm_source=api&utm_medium=api&utm_campaign=mmurvess.