MS. Marsh 240 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)

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Summary of Contents: 3 works by 2 authors on the subjects of Caliphs, Egypt, Geography, and Islamic countries
1. ff. 1v-40v
Author: Anonymous
Title: A compendium of the history of the Caliphate [ Tawārīkh al-khulafā ] down to al-Mustanjid billāh al-ʻAbbāsī
Language(s): Arabic

References

Appendix History
[UAM. 753 (1) with corrig. Nicoll p. 594]
2. ff. 41v-76v
Author: Anonymous
Title: Tawārīkh al-mulūk wa-al-salāṭīn

A compendium of the history of Egypt from al-Muʻizz li-Dīn Allāh to al-Ashraf Qāyitbāy

Same author as MS. Marsh 240, ff. 1v-40v

Language(s): Arabic

References

Appendix History
[UAM. 753 (2) with corrig. Nicoll p. 594]
3. ff. 77v-123v
Author: Ibn Shāhīn, Khalīl, 1410 or 11-1468 or 9
Title: Zubdat kashf al-mamālik wa-bayān al-ṭuruq wa-al-masālik
Language(s): Arabic

References

GAL II 135
[UAM. 753 (3), with corrig. Nicoll p. 594)

Physical Description

Form: codex
40 ff. 36 ff. 47 ff.

History

Origin: 1486 CE n.d. 1486 CE

Provenance and Acquisition

The Library of Archbishop Narcissus Marsh, d. 1713.

The Marsh bequest entered the Bodleian Library in 1714.

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on the Bodleian Library's public card index of Arabic manuscripts with additional enhancements by the OCIMCO project team.

Availability

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Funding of Cataloguing

JISC

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