MS. Marsh 408 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)

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

1. ff. 1-163r
Author: Anṭākī, Abū al-Fatḥ ʻAbd Allāh
Title: Bahjat al-muʼmin

Composed 1052

Language(s): Arabic

References

Graf II, p. 61
[Nicoll Arab. Christ. 22 (1), with corrig. Nicoll pp. 497, 498]
2. ff. 163v-166r
Author: John, of Damascus, Saint
Title: Select chapters from his writings
Language(s): Arabic

References

Graf II, p. 61
[Nicoll Arab. Christ. 22 (2), with corrig. Nicoll p. 498]
3. ff. 166r-172v
Author: Anonymous
Title: A collection of opinions of Christian teachers concerning the Trinity
Language(s): Arabic

References

Graf II, p. 61
[Nicoll Arab. Christ. 22 (3), with corrig. Nicoll p. 498]
4. ff. 172v-178v
Author: Anonymous
Title: Useful excerpts from commentators on the O. T.
Language(s): Arabic

References

Graf II, p. 61
[Nicoll Arab. Christ. 22 (4), with corrig. Nicoll p. 498]
5. ff. 178v-180r
Author: Anonymous
Title: Fī iʻtiqād al-naṣārá fī aḥkām al-nujūm
Language(s): Arabic

References

Christian Appendix Sermons and Theological Treatises
[Nicoll Arab. Christ. 22 (5), with corrig. Nicoll p. 498]

Physical Description

Form: codex
163 ff. 4 ff. 7 ff. 7 ff. 3 ff.

History

Origin: 1622 CE before 1622 CE 1622 CE 1622 CE 1622 CE

Provenance and Acquisition

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.

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.

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Funding of Cataloguing

JISC

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