[en] This article aims at analyzing notes left by the renowned Mamluk historian al-Maqrīzī (d. 845/1442) in dozens of manuscripts representing sixteen works. Two categories of notes are considered: consultation notes and marginalia. Al-Maqrīzī’s consultation notes, dated or datable over a period spanning some fifty years, allow us to demonstrate which texts he accessed, when he consulted them, what his reading practices were and from whom he borrowed the books. Thanks to his marginalia, which consist of corrections, additions, and emotional notes, it is also possible to shed light on al-Maqrīzī’s assessment of the work of some authors.
Research center :
Transitions - Transitions (Département de recherches sur le Moyen Âge tardif & la première Modernité) - ULiège
Disciplines :
Classical & oriental studies
Author, co-author :
Bauden, Frédéric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de l'antiquité > Langue arabe et études islamiques - Histoire art musulman
Language :
English
Title :
Maqriziana XVI: al-Maqrīzī as a Reader
Publication date :
2022
Main work title :
Authors as Readers in the Mamlūk Period and beyond
Editor :
Franssen, Elise ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de l'antiquité > Langue arabe et études islamiques - Histoire de l'art musulman
Publisher :
Edizioni Ca' Foscari, Venise, Italy
ISBN/EAN :
978-88-6969-561-2
Collection name :
Filologie medievali e moderne, serie orientale
Collection ISSN :
2610-9468
Pages :
195-266
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Name of the research project :
Maqriziana; ELEO
Funders :
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
