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3 works by 2 authors on the subjects of Alchemy and Arabic poetry — 17th cent.?

MS. Bodl. Or. 538

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

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Title

3 works by 2 authors on the subjects of Alchemy and Arabic poetry — 17th cent.?

Shelfmark

MS. Bodl. Or. 538

Date

17th cent.?

Language

Arabic

Contents

1. ff. 1v-76r Author: Abū al-Ḥasan al-Ḥalabī Title: al-Shawāhid fī al-ḥajar al-wāḥid
2. ff. 76v-79v Author: Dhū al-Nūn al-Miṣrī, Thawbān ibn Ibrāhīm, d. ca. 861 Title: Poem on the philosopherʼs stone
3. ff. 79v-96r Author: Abū al-Ḥasan al-Ḥalabī Title: A poem on alchemy, followed by notes on alchemical experiments

Form

codex

Physical extent

76 ff. [autograph?] 4 ff. 18 ff. [autograph?]

Subject

Arabic poetry

Alchemy--Early works to 1800

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