MS. Marsh 68 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Marsh Collection
Contents
3 works by 2 authors on the subjects of Astronomy, Logic, and Geometry
1. ff. 1v-71v
Language(s): Arabic
References
GAL I 473
[UAM. 1027 [(1) as revd. by Beeston]
2. fols. 72v-74r
Fragment only, the first and last three pages
Language(s): Arabic
References
GAL II 208
[UAM. 1027 [(2), as revd. by Beeston]
3. fols. 74v-77v
Title: Kitāb Ashkāl al-taʼsīs
An elementary treatise on geometry, different from his commentary on the work of the same title by Samarqandī*; a fragment only, containing the beginning
*Ahlw. 5943.
Language(s): Arabic
References
GAL II 212
[UAM. 1027 [(3) as revd. by Beeston]
Physical Description
Form: codex
71 ff. 3 fols. 4 fols.
History
Origin: c. 1500 CE 1477 CE c. 1500? CE
Provenance and Acquisition
The collections of Jacob Golius [see Golius Sale Catalogue, Libri Miscellanei M.S. in quarto &c, no. 71].
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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