MS. Huntington 42 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)

Oriental Manuscripts Huntington Collection

1 work on the subjects of Arabic language and Metathesis

ff. 2r-115v

Title: Fragment of a work on those words in the Qurʼān, traditions, and poetry which differ by a single letter or which by transposition or other change can give a different sense

*f. 1r contains frags. of Arabic poetical works; f. 1v appears to be the beg. of another work

Language(s): Arabic

References

Appendix Lexicography

[NAM. 362]

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 114 ff. [lacking beg. and end].*

History

Origin: 16th cent.? CE

Provenance and Acquisition

The collections of Robert Huntington, d. 1701.

Purchased by the Bodleian Library in 1693.

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

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures contact Bodleian Admissions).

Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

MS. Huntington 42 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)

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