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8 works by 5 authors on the subjects of Islamic magic, Qasidas, and Correspondence — Multiple dates

MS. Arch. Seld. A. 72. 6(1) (R)

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

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Title

8 works by 5 authors on the subjects of Islamic magic, Qasidas, and Correspondence — Multiple dates

Shelfmark

MS. Arch. Seld. A. 72. 6(1) (R)

Date

6 Nov. 1638

31 Dec. 1631

1-10 Aug. 1639

21 July 1609

27 May 1637

Language

Arabic

Contents

Author: Anonymous Title: Amulet containing sūrahs 1,112 and other Qurʼānic quotations, magic letters etc.
Author: Būṣīrī, Sharaf al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Saʻīd, 1213?-1296? البوصيري، شرف الدين محمد بن سعيد أبو عبد الله الصنهاجي Title: Qaṣīdat al-Burdah Title: قصيدة البردة
3. ff. 4,5r Author: Zaydān, Sultan of Morocco, d. 1627? Title: Letter, in English translation, to James I, King of England, 1566-1625
4. f. 6 Author: Muḥammad al-Aṣghar, Sharīf of Morocco reigned 1636-1654 Title: Letter to Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649
5. f. 13 Author: al-Walīd, Sharīf of Morocco reigned 1631-1636 Title: Letter in Spanish to Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. [Translation of the Arabic letter on f. 17 (bound separately) of this MS.]
6. f. 14 Author: Muḥammad al-Aṣghar, Sharīf of Morocco reigned 1636-1654 Title: Letter to Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649
7. f. 16 Author: Muḥammad al-Aṣghar, Sharīf of Morocco reigned 1636-1654 Title: Letter to Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649
8. f. 17 Author: al-Walīd, Sharīf of Morocco reigned 1631-1636 Title: Letter to Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649

Form

codex

Physical extent

2 ff. 1 f. 1 f. 1 f. 1 f. 1 f.

Acquisition

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

Provenance

The collections of John Selden .

Subject

Correspondence

Islamic magic

Qasidas

Muḥammad, Prophet, d. 632--Poetry

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  • Būṣīrī, Sharaf al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Saʻīd, ca. 1213-ca. 1296

  • Muḥammad V, Sultan of Morocco, d. 1654 or 5

  • al-Walīd, Sharīf of Morocco, reigned 1631-1636

  • James I, King of England, 1566-1625

  • Selden, John, 1584-1654

  • Zaydān, Sultan of Morocco, d. ca. 1627

  • Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649

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