MS. Marsh 636 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Marsh Collection
Contents
Summary of Contents: 5 works by 4 authors on the subjects of Moon, Mathematics, Algebra, Arabic alphabet, Gematria, and Mysticism
1. ff. 1v-24r
On the phases of the moon, with tables of the motion of the sun and moon
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Astronomy
[UAM. 1034 (1), with corrig. Nicoll p. 606]
2. ff. 25v-43r
Language(s): Arabic
References
GAL II 129
[UAM. 1034 (2)]
3. ff. 44r-46v
Title: al-Muqaddimah
Language(s): Arabic
References
GAL I 471
[UAM. 1034 (3), with corrig. Nicoll p. 606]
4. ff. 47v-71v
Language(s): Arabic
References
GAL I 379
[UAM. 1034 (4), with corrig. Nicoll p. 607]
5. ff. 72v-83r
On the mystical properties of the Arabic letters
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Mysticism
[UAM. 1034 (5)]
Physical Description
Form: codex
24 ff. 19 ff. 3 ff. 25 ff. 12 ff.
History
Origin: 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. 16].
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
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