Kitāb Rawḍ al-rayāḥīn fī ḥikāyāt al-ṣāliḥīn, 1402.

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Kitāb Rawḍ al-rayāḥīn fī ḥikāyāt al-ṣāliḥīn, 1402.

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An introduction in two chapters followed by 500 stories of notable and important people and a conclusion in two chapters followed by another conclusion. The text is interspersed with poems and verses by the author and others.

137 leaves : paper ; 260.4 x 158.8 mm.

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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