[Andalusi Studies] Manuscript search 'The Consolation of the Sovereign'

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To add to Liran's message, the book by Ibn Zafar has recently been  
translated into English
Kechichian, Joseph A.
The just prince : a manual of leadership : including an authoritative  
English translation of the Sulwan al-Muta'fi 'Udwan al-Atba'  
(consolation for the ruler during the hostility of subjects) by  
Muhammad ibn Zafar al-Siqilli / Joseph A. Kechichian and R. Hrair  
Dekmejian.--   London : Saqi, 2003.

Maribel Fierro



Liran Yadgar <yadgar at uchicago.edu> escribió:

> Dear Sarah,
>
> This sixteenth-century illustrated manuscript is a collection animal  
> fables: Sulwan al-muta' fi 'udwan al-atba' (Consolation for the  
> Ruler in the Face of the Hostility of Subjects), which was written  
> by Ibn Zafar al-Siqili (of Sicily; d. 1170). On the history of this  
> manuscript and its illustrations, see D. James, "Al-Andalus in  
> Africa. Some notes on the transfer of technology by the 17th century  
> Spanish Morisco refugees to North Africa and the Sahel", Manuscripta  
> Orientalia, 17, no. 2 (2011) pp. 28-32, at 29; Rachel Arie,  
> Miniatures hispano-musulmanes: Recherches sur un manuscrit arabe  
> illustre de l'Escurial (Leiden, 1969).
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Liran
>
> ___________
> Liran Yadgar
> Ph.D. Candidate
> Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
> The University of Chicago
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> Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 11:02:29 +0300
> From: Sarah bin Tyeer <sbtyeer at gmail.com<mailto:sbtyeer at gmail.com>>
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> Dear Andalusiyyin Colleagues,
>
> I am writing to ask about a 16th century work by a Morisco entitled 'The
> Consolation of the Sovereign.'  It is mentioned amongst the very few that
> have survived along *hadith bayad wa riyad *and the treatise on astronomy
> by al-Sufi.  I cannot seem to find any information on it, even its Arabic
> title, where it is located, kept, etc.
>
> All help is appreciated.
>
> With best wishes,
> Sarah