^{page 46 note 1} Al-Ṣūlī, p. 23. All references are to thia book, unless otherwise stated.

^{page 47 note 1} A poet and essayist also patronized by the Barmakīs. He wrote a kitāb al-manṭiq. Fihrist (Egyptian ed., p. 175).

^{page 49 note 1} pp. 3–6.

^{page 50 note 1} p. 33.

^{page 50 note 2} Vol. 3, p. 33; this report will be presently quoted.

^{page 50 note 3} p. 2.

^{page 50 note 4} p. 2.

^{page 51 note 1} p. 1.

^{page 52 note 1} p. 2.

^{page 52 note 2} p. 38.

^{page 52 note 3} p. 2.

^{page 52 note 4} p. 38.

^{page 53 note 1} p. 12, and Kitābu l-Ḥayawān, 4/44.

^{page 54 note 1} al-'iqd al-farid, 3, 22.

^{page 54 note 2} p. 10.

^{page 55 note 1} p. 14.

^{page 55 note 2} Aṣ-Ṣuli, p. 1.

^{page 56 note 1} Al-Ṭabari, 9/271–288.

^{page 56 note 2} Aṣ-Ṣuli, p. 39.

^{page 57 note 1} Al-Fihrist, pp. 164, 320.