MS. Marsh 556 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)

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2 works by anonymous authors on the subjects of Alchemy and Astrology

1. ff. 4r-110v
Author: Anonymous
Title: Kitāb al-Madīṭīs () * fī sarāʼir al-khalīqah

An alchemical work ascribed to Aristotle and through him to Hermes

* So Uri, but words “fī sarāʼir al-khalīqah” are not in text.

SAUG § 44 (68), p. 87 (125), para. 19.

Language(s): Arabic

References

Appendix Hermetica
[UAM. 515 (1)]
2. ff. 111r-152r
Author: Anonymous
Title: Kitāb al-Isṭumākhis

An astrological work ascribed to Aristotle and allegedly composed for Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C.

SAUG § 44 (68), p. 88 (126), para. 20.

Language(s): Arabic

References

Appendix Hermetica
[UAM. 515 (2)]

Physical Description

Form: codex
107 ff. 42 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.

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Funding of Cataloguing

JISC

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