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5 works by 3 authors on the subjects of Christian writings, Christianity, Bible, and Astrology — Multiple dates

MS. Marsh 408

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

Description

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Title

5 works by 3 authors on the subjects of Christian writings, Christianity, Bible, and Astrology — Multiple dates

Shelfmark

MS. Marsh 408

Date

1622

before 1622

Language

Arabic

Contents

1. ff. 1-163r Author: Anṭākī, Abū al-Fatḥ ʻAbd Allāh Title: Bahjat al-muʼmin
2. ff. 163v-166r Author: John, of Damascus, Saint Title: Select chapters from his writings
3. ff. 166r-172v Author: Anonymous Title: A collection of opinions of Christian teachers concerning the Trinity
4. ff. 172v-178v Author: Anonymous Title: Useful excerpts from commentators on the O. T.
5. ff. 178v-180r Author: Anonymous Title: Fī iʻtiqād al-naṣārá fī aḥkām al-nujūm

Form

codex

Physical extent

163 ff. 4 ff. 7 ff. 7 ff. 3 ff.

Acquisition

The Marsh bequest entered the Bodleian Library in 1714.

Provenance

The collections of Jacob Golius [see Golius Sale Catalogue, Libri Miscellanei M.S. in folio, no. 21].

The Library of Archbishop Narcissus Marsh, d. 1713.

Subject

Astrology

Bible--Commentaries

Christian writings

Christianity--Doctrines

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  • Anonymous
  • Marsh, Narcissus, 1638-1713

  • Golius, Jacobus, 1596-1667

  • Anṭākī, ʻAbd Allāh ibn al-Faḍl, d. ca. 1052

  • Johannes, Damascenus, 675-749

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