MS. Marsh 70 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Marsh Collection
Contents
2 works by Jābir ibn Ḥayyān on the subject of Alchemy
2. ff. 62r-123v
Title: Kitāb Muṣaḥḥaḥāt Aflāṭūn
Imperfect, taṣḥīḥ 18-68, followed by lacuna and 2 stray leaves
Language(s): Arabic
References
GAL I 241
[UAM. 522 [ii]]
Physical Description
Form: codex
60 ff. 62 ff.
History
Origin: n.d. [before 1635] CE n.d. [before 1635] CE
Provenance and Acquisition
The collections of Jacob Golius [see Golius Sale Catalogue, Libri Medici M.S. in quarto &c., no. 13].
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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Digital Images
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Funding of Cataloguing
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