MS. Marsh 523 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)

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2 works by 2 authors on the subject of Precious stones

1. ff. 4r-75r
Author: Tīfāshī, Aḥmad ibn Yūsuf, d. 1253 or 4
Title: Azhār al-afkār fī khawāṣṣ jawāhir al-aḥjar
Language(s): Arabic

References

GAL I 495
[UAM. 517 (1)]
2. ff. 75r-86v
Author: Abūtījī, Aḥmad
Title: Kitāb al-Asrār fī al-jawāhir* wa-al-aḥjār

Lacking end

*But text reads “jawhar”

Language(s): Arabic

References

Appendix Mineralogy
[UAM. 517 (2)]

Physical Description

Form: codex
72 fols. 12 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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