MS. Marsh 513 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)

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Contents

2 works by 2 authors on the subjects of Christian writings and Astrology

1. ff. 1r-56v
Author: Anonymous
Title: Kitāb al-Malḥamah

In 15 chapters

Language(s): Arabic

References

Graf I, p. 216
[UAM. 978 (1), with corr. Nic. p. 604]
2. ff. 57r-82v
Author: Hermes, Trismegistus
Title: Kitāb Ṭulūʻ al-Shiʻrá al-yamānīyah

A work on the rising of Sirius and the prognostications to be drawn therefrom

Language(s): Arabic

References

Appendix Hermetica
[UAM. 978 (2)]

Physical Description

Form: codex
56 ff. 26 ff.

History

Origin: n.d. n.d.

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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