MS. Marsh 611 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)

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3 works by 3 authors on the subjects of Islamic Empire, Jerusalem, and Palestine

1. ff. 3r-215r
Author: Sakhāwī, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Raḥmān, 1427 or 8-1497
Title: Wajīh al-kalām

A continuation to 1493 of the Taʼrīkh al-Islām of Dhahabī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, 1274-1348; vol. 2 (1459-1493) [defective at beginning]

Language(s): Arabic

References

GAL II 35
[UAM. 853 (1)]
2. ff. 215v-224v
Author: ʻUlaymī, ʻAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad, 1456-ca. 1521
Title: Appendix to his al-Uns al-jalīl bi-taʼrīkh al-Quds wa-al-Khalīl, covering years 1496-1508
Language(s): Arabic

References

GAL II 43
[Uri Arba. Moh. 853 (2)]
3. ff. 225v-228v
Author: Anonymous
Title: A conspectus of the various dynasties which flourished during the rise of Islam
Language(s): Arabic

References

Appendix History
[UAM. 853 (3)]

Physical Description

Form: codex
214 ff. [f. 126 double]. 11 ff. [f. 219 double]. 4 ff.

History

Origin: n.d. 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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JISC

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