الصاحب بن عباد
الصاحب بن عباد
The Sahib Ibn Abbad, Buyid wazir and keeper of the famous library — who judged Sayf al-Dawla's thousand dinars too little for the Aghani, called it his one boon-companion in 117,000 volumes, and swapped his thirty-camel adab caravan for it alone 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- Vizier · writer
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Al-Sahib Isma'il ibn Abbad al-Talaqani, vizier of the Buyids and owner of a well-known library 2.
His library
The author of Kashf al-Zunun quotes him as saying that his library held one hundred and seventeen thousand volumes. He also quotes Ibn Khallikan that he used to travel with a load of thirty camels of books on literature, and that once he obtained the Kitab al-Aghani he no longer needed the rest 2.
His works
The records attribute to him Akhbar al-Wuzara' 2.
Notes for researchers
- The figures are quoted from the report. The entry needs an additional source.
Connections
- Authored
- أخبار الوزراء
People and things also explored
Sources
- Kashf al-Zunun an Asami al-Kutub wa'l-Funun — Hajji Khalifa (Furqan ed.), p. 527-528
- Kashf al-Zunun an Asami al-Kutub wa'l-Funun — Hajji Khalifa (Furqan ed.), p.527-528
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