One copy of an anonymous Ottoman Turkish Alexander the Greatromance (i.e. اسکندرنامه İskendernāme) — Multiple dates; place of origin unknown
MS. Huntington. donat. 12
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
One copy of an anonymous Ottoman Turkish Alexander the Greatromance (i.e. اسکندرنامه İskendernāme) — Multiple dates; place of origin unknown
Shelfmark
MS. Huntington. donat. 12
Place of origin
place of origin unknown
Date
1636/7
Language
Ottoman Turkish (1500-1928)
Contents
Form
codex
Physical extent
217 folios
Hands
(hand 1) Script: Nesḫ in black ink. Scribe unknown.
(hand 2) Script: Nesḫ in black ink. Scribe unknown.
(hand 3) Script: Nesḫ in black ink. Scribe unknown.
Acquisition
Presented to the Bodleian Library by Robert Huntington, d. 1701 between 1678-1683.
Provenance
The collections of Robert Huntington, d. 1701.
Subject
Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C.--Legends
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