MS. Pococke 142 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Pococke Collection
Contents
3 works by 3 authors on the subjects of Secretaries, Correspondence, and Islamic law
1. ff. 1r-115r
An extended version of al-Taʻrīf bil-muṣṭalaḥ al-sharīf of Ibn Faḍl Allāh al-ʻUmarī, Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá, 1301-1349 bringing it to 778 A. H.
Lacking a folio or two at beginning
*For conjectures as to the authorship see Brock.
Language(s): Arabic
References
GAL II 141
[NAM. 363 (1), with corrig. Nicoll p. 551]
3. ff. 116r-160v
Language(s): Arabic
References
GAL II 11
[NAM. 363 (2)]
4. ff. 161r-165v
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Law
[NAM. 363 (3)]
Physical Description
Form: codex
115 ff. 45 ff. 5 ff.
History
Origin: 14th or 15th cent.? CE 14th or 15th cent.? CE Later than 15th cent.? CE
Provenance and Acquisition
[Any information about a single identifiable episode in the life of the manuscript between origin and acquisition]
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on the Bodleian Library's public card index of Arabic manuscripts with additional enhancements by the OCIMCO project team.
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