The series contains digital images of 11 issues of Rawḍat al-Ma'ārif magazine ('Garden of Knowledge'), dating from Dhu al-Qa'da 1326AH - Rabi' al-Thani 1327AH [November 1908 - May 1909]
For each issue the date of publication is given according to the Islamic calendar. In this catalogue a derived date for the Gregorian calendar has been added in square parentheses.
Two issues were occasionally published in one physical edition due to economic and political circumstances, meaning that the 11 issues in this collection are contained within 7 published editions. This is reflected within the arrangement.
Rawḍat al-Ma'ārif was a literary, scientific, historical and art magazine, published in Beirut by Mohammad Ali al-Kabbani. Information on the title page of the magazine suggests that it was published every 15 days. This information, alongside the price of the magazine in various locales, is given in French
