COMMON ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS WORK

A. D.

Anno Domini, in the year of the Lord

MS.

Manuscript (pl. MSS.)

A. H.

Anno Hegirae, in the year of the

N. d.

No date

Hegira

No.

Number (pl., nos.)

B.

Born

N. s.

New series

B. C.

Before Christ

N. S.

New style, according to the Gregorian

B. C.E.

Before the common era ( = B. C.)

Calendar

C.

Circa, about, approximately

O. S.

Old style, according to the Julian

C. E.

Common era ( = A. D.)

Calendar

Ch.

Chapter

P.

Page (pl., pp.)

D.

Died

Rev.

Revised

Ed.

Editor (pl., eds.), edition

S.

San, sanctus, santo, male saint

E. g.

Exempli gratia, for example

SS.

Saints

Et al.

Et alii, and others

Sta.

Sancta, santa, female saint

Etc.

Et cetera, and so forth

Supp.

Supplement

Exh. cat.

Exhibition catalogue

Vol.

Volume

Fl.

Floruit, flourished

?

Uncertain, possibly, perhaps

I. e.

Id est, that is