MS. Marsh 618 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
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Oriental Manuscripts Marsh Collection
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9 works by 7 authors on the subjects of Astronomy and Astrology
1. ff. 1r-87vTitle: al-Kāmil fī al-taʻlīmTitle: al-Zīj al-kāmilA revision of the works of Aḥmad ibn Yūsuf ibn al-Kamād d. ?1195
Language(s): ArabicReferences
GAL I 473[NAM. 285 (1)]2. ff. 91v-161vTitle: Commentary on the Manẓūmah fī ʻilm al-nujūm of Ibn Abī al-Rijāl, ʻAlī, 1015 or 16-1062 or 3Language(s): ArabicReferences
GAL I 224[NAM. 285 (2)]3. ff. 162v-194v; 222v-225rAuthor: Abū Maʻshar, d. 886Title: Kitāb al-NukatExtracts only
Language(s): ArabicReferences
GAL I 222[NAM. 285 (3, i, v)]4. ff. 221v-222vAuthor: Ibn Ṭarkhān al-ṬabarìLanguage(s): ArabicReferences
Appendix AstronomyNAM. 285 (3, iv)]5. ff. 198r-215vAuthor: Abū Maʻshar, d. 886Title: Kitāb al-SirrExtracts only, from part 1
Language(s): ArabicReferences
GAL I 222[NAM. 285 (3, ii)]6. ff. 216r-221vAuthor: Abū Maʻshar, d. 886Title: Kitāb al-SirrExtracts only, from part 2
Language(s): ArabicReferences
GAL I 222[NAM. 285 (3, iii)]7. ff. 225r-229vAuthor: Māshā'allāh, 730?-815?Title: Kitāb al-AsʻarExtracts only
Language(s): ArabicReferences
GAL I 220[NAM. 285 (3, vi)]8. ff. 229v-230vTitle: Excerpts on cometsSAUG § 123 xxii, p. 218 (210) [with wrong ref. Nic. 2757] suggests that Ḥunayn is merely the translator
Language(s): ArabicReferences
GAL I 206[NAM. 285 (3, vii)]9. ff. 236r-245vLanguage(s): ArabicReferences
GAL II 255[NAM. 285 (4)]Physical Description
Form: codex87 ff. 71 ff. 37 ff. 2 ff. 18 ff. 6 ff. 5 ff. 2 ff. 10 ff.History
Origin: 14th cent.? CE 16th cent.? CE n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.Provenance and Acquisition
The collections of Jacob Golius [see Golius Sale Catalogue, Libri Mathematici in quarto &c. no. 10].
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
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures contact Bodleian Admissions).
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JISC
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