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GB 891 ER-ER/2
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Life of Muhammad by Ibn Hisham
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- 1891 - 1898 (Creation)
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Life of Muhammad by Ibn Hisham translated by Rehatsek. This is a handwritten manuscript of 1070 pages, bound into a volume with an introductory letter by Arbuthnot, dated 3 October 1898, also bound at the front of the volume. Rehatsek includes an index and a section entitled "Errors and omissions of Dr. Weil". The manuscript is undated but with the manuscript are 2 boards from Rehatskek sending it to Arbuthnot by book post. These have a Bombay postmark of 16 January 1891.
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- English
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- Rehatsek Edward 1819-1891 Linguist (Subject)
- Arbuthnot Forster Fitzgerald 1833-1901 Orientalist (Subject)