880-01 Qazwīnī, Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad, approximately 1203-1283. Ibn Muḥammad, ʻAlī, active 1797, scribe. manuscripttext 3 Jumādá al-thānī, 1212 (November 23, 1797). ara The text is a section of ʻAjāʼib al-makhlūqāt by Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad Qazwīnī. This text contains sections extracted from the second part of the well-known and highly popular work of cosmography known as ʻAjāʼib al-makhlūqāt, written in the 13th century (7th century AH) by Abū Yaḥyā Zakarīyā al-Qazwīnī. The work begins with a section on the sources and properties of gems and stones, followed by sections on herbs, seeds, nuts and fruits, spices, the body parts of animals, and so forth. It also contains geographical information, for example the names and locations of major bodies of water such as the Mediterranean Sea, and of islands, mountains, and other geographic features. Unlike many other known manuscripts of this work, this manuscript is not illustrated. [North Africa?] Binding is old cardboard covered in blind tooled leather. Fol. 1b-62a. Library of Congress. Arabic manuscript, SM-41. Maghribī script; 21 lines in written area, 15 x 10 cm. Ms. On verso of rear flyleaf in blue pencil: Une partie de Merveìlle du monde, Adjaib-i makhlukhat Paper: yellowed cream, with tre lune watermarks, in moderate condition, with brown stains and damage from humidity on some leaves. No title page; text framed by double red line. Text is in black and red, with rubricated chapter headings. A few marginal notes; catchwords on rectos. Title from fol. 1b. Written by ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad on 3 Jumādá al-thānī, 1212 (November 23, 1797), probably in North Africa. Fihris al-makhṭūṭāt al-ʻArabīyah fi Maktabat al-Kūnghris, Cosmography--Early works to 1800. Geography, Arab--Early works to 1800. Manuscripts, Arabic--Washington (D.C.) Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress website. Also available in digital form. https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amedscd.2008401704 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.3138