MS. Ouseley 156 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Ouseley Collection
Contents
Summary of Contents: 7 works by 3 authors on the subjects of Arabic language, Qasidas, Geomancy, Islamic magic, Theology, Wills, and Arabic poetry
1. ff. 6-55
Title: Sharḥ al-Ājurrūmīyah
Commentary on al-Muqaddimah al-Ājurrūmīyah of Ibn Ājurrūm, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, 1273 or 4-1323
Language(s): Arabic
References
GAL II 238
[EA 120]
2. ff. 56v-58r
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Poetry
3. ff. 59r-63v
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Magic
4. ff. 64r-66v
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Magic
5. ff. 67r-103v
Lacking beginning
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Theology
6. ff. 104v-110v
Title: Waṣīyat al-Manṣūr
To his son and successor, al-Mahdī
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Ethics and Politics
[EA 83]
7. ff. 111v-118r*
* 118r contains a saying of ʻAlī used as a calligraphic exercise
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Poetry
[EA 64]
Physical Description
Form: codex
50 ff. 3 ff. 5 ff. 3 ff. 37 ff. 7 ff. 8 ff.
History
Origin: 1803 CE Early 19th cent.? CE Early 19th cent.? CE Early 19th cent.? CE Early 19th cent.? CE 1712 CE 1716 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
The collections of Sir William Ouseley, d. 1842.
Purchased by the Bodleian Library in 1843.
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
JISC
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