MS. Marsh 452 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)

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4 works by 4 authors on the subject of Precious stones

1. ff. 1-24v
Author: Tīfāshī, Aḥmad ibn Yūsuf, d. 1253 or 4
Title: Azhār al-afkār fī khawāṣṣ jawāhir al-aḥjar

Transcribed by Golius, Jacobus, 1596-1667

Language(s): Arabic

References

GAL I 495
[UAM. 448 (1)]
2. ff. 24v-44v
Author: Kutubī, Abū al-ʻAbbās Aḥmad
Title: Sirr al-asrār fī al-jawāhir wa-al-aḥjār

Transcribed by Golius, Jacobus, 1596-1667

Language(s): Arabic

References

Supp. II. Anhang, p. 1034
[UAM. 448 (2)]
3. ff. 44v-59v
Author: Hermes, Trismegistus
Title: A [non-scientific] work on precious stones

Transcribed by Golius, Jacobus, 1596-1667

Language(s): Arabic

References

Appendix Hermetica
[UAM. 448 (3)]
4. pp. 119-123
Author: Majrīṭī, Maslamah ibn Aḥmad, d. 1004?
Title: Kitāb al-Aḥjār

Extracts only, transcribed by Golius, Jacobus, 1596-1667 . Cf. ZDMG 49, 251.

Language(s): Arabic

References

GAL I 243
[UAM. 448 (4)]

Physical Description

Form: codex
24 ff. 21 ff. 16 ff. 5 pp.

History

Origin: n.d. n.d. 17th cent. CE 18th cent.? CE

Provenance and Acquisition

The collections of Jacob Golius [see Golius Sale Catalogue, Libri M.S. Incompacti in folio, no. 14].

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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JISC

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