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
The collections of Edward Pococke, d. 1691.
Purchased by the Bodleian Library in 1692.
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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