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4 works by 4 authors on the subjects of Aphorisms and apothegms, Caliphs, Dictionaries, and Arabic language — 1506

MS. Arch. Selden A. 60

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For the main catalogue entry, see: Fihrist: Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

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From Fihrist: Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

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Title

4 works by 4 authors on the subjects of Aphorisms and apothegms, Caliphs, Dictionaries, and Arabic language — 1506

Shelfmark

MS. Arch. Selden A. 60

Date

1506

Language

Arabic

Persian

Ottoman Turkish (1500-1928)

Contents

1. ff. 1-7 Author: ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Caliph, ca. 600-661 علي بن أبي طالب، 23 ق.هـ.-40 هـ Title: Durar-i ghurar Title: درر غرر
2. ff. 8v-81r Author: Anonymous Title: Kitāb-i Alfāẓ Title: کتاب الفاظ
3. ff. 82v-95v Author: Burghūlī, Muḥammad ibn Afqar ibn ʻAbd Allah البرغولي، محمد بن أفقر بن عبد الله Title: Rawḍat al-ṣibyān Title: روضة الصبيان
4. ff. 97r-105r Author: Quṭrub, Muḥammad ibn al-Mustanīr, d. 821 or 2 قطرب، محمد بن المستنير Title: Kitāb al-Muthallath Title: كتاب المثلّث

Form

codex

Physical extent

7 ff. 74 ff. 14 ff. 9 ff.

Acquisition

Presented to the Bodleian Library by Selden's estate in 1659.

Provenance

The collections of John Selden .

Subject

Arabic language--Verb

Caliphs

Arabic language--Dictionaries--Persian

Dictionaries, Polyglot

Aphorisms and apothegms

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Title

4 works by 4 authors on the subjects of Aphorisms and apothegms, Caliphs, Dictionaries, and Arabic language

Shelfmark

MS. Arch. Selden A. 60

Date

1506

Language

Arabic

Turkish

Persian

Physical extent

105 Leaves

Custodial history

Manuscript 3205 acquired by the Bodleian Library

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Collection contents

Manuscripts of John Selden

4 works by 4 authors on the subjects of Aphorisms and apothegms, Caliphs, Dictionaries, and Arabic language

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  • Burghūlī, Muḥammad ibn Afqar ibn ʻAbd Allah

  • ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib,‏ Caliph,‏ ca. 600-661

  • Selden, John, 1584-1654

  • Quṭrub, Muḥammad ibn al-Mustanīr, d. 821 or 2

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