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The Vatican al-Ṣūfī and the Library of Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī al-Ghāfiqī al-Shārrī in Thirteenth-century Ceuta
- Abstract:
- This article presents and contextualises an exquisite copy of the Arabic star atlas Kitāb ṣuwar al-kawākib al-thābita (‘Book of Configurations of the Fixed Stars’) made in Ceuta, in 1224 CE, for the library of a local scholar and philanthropist. The first part of the article discusses some of the manuscript’s distinctive illustrations, proposing some observations on how the figural repertoire associated with the constellations was transmitted and altered in the medieval Islamic West. The second part concentrates on the manuscript’s patron, Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī al-Ghāfiqī al-Shārrī, his library and his intellectual pursuits, shedding some new light on the scholarly milieu of thirteenth-century Ceuta.
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1515/9783111636344-007
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+ Gnisci, J
- Role:
- Editor
+ Dege-Müller, S
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- Editor
+ Karlsson, J
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- Editor
+ Pisani, V
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- Editor
- Publisher:
- De Gruyter
- Host title:
- Manuscript Treasures from Afro-Eurasia: Scribes, Patrons, Collectors, and Readers
- Pages:
- 213-250
- Series:
- Studies in Manuscript Cultures
- Series number:
- 67
- Place of publication:
- Berlin / Boston
- Publication date:
- 2025-04-21
- Edition:
- 1
- DOI:
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2365-970X
- ISSN:
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2365-9696
- EISBN:
- 9783111636344
- ISBN-10:
- 3111636267
- ISBN-13:
- 9783111636269
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English
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2110110
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pubs:2110110
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2025-04-09
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- Umberto Bongianino
- Copyright date:
- 2025
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- © 2025 with the author(s), editing © 2025 Jacopo Gnisci, Sophia Dege-Müller, Jonas Karlsson and Vitagrazia Pisani, published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston, Genthiner Straße 13, 10785 Berlin. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. For details go to https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. Creative Commons license terms for re-use do not apply to any content (such as graphs, figures, photos, excerpts, etc.) that is not part of the Open Access publication. These may require obtaining further permission from the rights holder. The obligation to research and clear permission lies solely with the party re-using the material.
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