1 copy of Miʼah Kalimah by ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Caliph, ca. 600-661 — 1563
MS. Laud Or. 212
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
From Fihrist: Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World
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Title
1 copy of Miʼah Kalimah by ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Caliph, ca. 600-661 — 1563
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Or. 212
Date
1563
Language
Persian
Arabic
Contents
Form
codex
Physical extent
13 ff.
Acquisition
Donated to the Bodleian Library by Archbishop William Laud, between 1635-41.
Provenance
The Library of Archbishop William Laud, d. 1645.
Subject
Caliphs
Aphorisms and apothegms
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Title
Mustafa Ali
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Or. 212
Summary
Another complete edition of 'Alî's hundred wise sayings.
Date
1562, 1563
Language
Turkish
Arabic
Physical facet
Beautiful frontispiece, coloured ground and margin, small illuminations throughout
Physical extent
13 Leaves
Custodial history
In 1697 this was temporarily missing, and a blank volume occupied its place; see original and cancel leaves of pp. 47-8 of the Old Catalogue. Manuscript 2152 acquired by the Bodleian Library
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