MS. Pococke 279 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)

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2 works by 2 authors on the subjects of Qasidas and Arabic poetry

1. ff. 1r-59v
Author: Ṭarāʼifī, ʻAbd al-Karīm ibn Ḍirghām, d. 1448 or 9 الطرائفي، عبد الكريم بن ضرغام، ت. 852 هـ
Title: Abkār al-afkār fī madḥ al-mukhtār
Title: al-ʻIshrūnīyāt

MS. gives no author, but similarity of title seems conclusive. Only other MSS. are in Cairo. Brock.ʼs Florence ref. is a false one.

Language(s): Arabic

References

GAL II 17
[UAM. 1271 (1), with corrig. Nicoll p. 617]
2. ff. 60r-76r
Author: Anonymous
Title: A collection of poems by various authors, starting with Shams al-Dīn ibn al-Wafāʼ
Language(s): Arabic

References

Appendix Poetry
[UAM. 1271 (2)]

Physical Description

Form: codex
59 ff. 17 ff.

History

Origin: 1458 CE 1458 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

JISC

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