Maqamat al-Nasr fi Manaqib Imam al-?Asr

A unique Mamlūk manuscript tells the story of a Damascene jurist. Ibn al-Zamlakānī''s story revolves around a dramatic episode in the life of his master, the great judge Tāj al-Dīn al-Subkī, who is the central figure (hero) of the tale. The composer justly names his document maqāmah. In rhyming prose, it narrates several episodes. Transmitted by a narrator (or at least his voice), who distances hi...