MS. Elliott 296 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Elliott Collection
Contents
Summary of Contents: 1 copy of Specimens of Arabic writings in prose and verse intermixed with a large collection mainly in Persian
Title: Specimens of Arabic writings in prose and verse intermixed with a large collection mainly in Persian
compiled probably by a court-poet of Qājār, Fatḥ ʻAlī Shāh, Shah of Iran, d. 1834
Language(s): Arabic, Persian
References
Appendix Belles Lettres
[Ethé 1415]
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 161 ff.
History
Origin: 19th cent.? [1805 <] CE
Provenance and Acquisition
The collections of Sir Gore Ouseley.
The collections of John Bardoe Elliott.
Presented to the Bodleian Library by J.B. Elliott, in 1859.
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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