Eton Pote 452 (Eton College Library, Eton College)
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Contents
Summary of Contents: 1 copy of Anwār al-Tanzīl.Title: Anwār al-TanzīlTitle: انوار التنزيلLanguage(s): ArabicColophon details: Date: Undated Scribe: Anonymous.
References
Geschichte der arabischen Literatur C. Brockelmann 1892-1902 (2 vols. plus supplements) GAL I.417; GAL Supp. I.738Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum orientalium qui in Museo britannico asservantur. Pars secunda, codices arabicos amplectens, C. Rieu (1846-1871) p.64 no.70 [BL Or. Harl. 5477]Supplement to the catalogue of the Arabic manuscripts in the British Museum, C. Rieu (1894) p.68 no.116 [BL Or. 4258]A catalogue of the Arabic manuscripts in the Library of the India Office (vol. 1), O. Loth (1877) p.15, no. 70 [BL IO Bijapur 279]Catalogue of the Arabic manuscripts in the Library of the India Office (vol. 2), C.A. Storey, A.J. Arberry and R.Levy (1930-40) p.34, no.1109 [BL IO Delhi Ar. 5]Physical Description
Form: codexSupport: Well-burnished paper.Extent: c. 400 folios.Dimensions (leaf): 21.3 × 14 cm.Dimensions (written): 15 × 8 cm.Foliation: Not foliated or paginated.Layout
27 lines per page.
Ruled in gold and double blue. Rubrications in red and in gold.
Hand(s)
Script: naskh. Quality: Fine. Scribe: Anonymous.
Decoration
F.1r: illuminated shamsa. F.1v: illuminated sarlauh .
Additions:Signs of collation.
Binding
Black leather, Indian style. A pressure molded turanj , pendants and corner pieces with gold ruling. Plain leather doublures. Condition: The binding is separated from the text block. Dimensions: 21 × 13.8 × 6 cm. Unboxed. Polier's number: 183+.
History
Origin: Undated.Provenance and Acquisition
The "Pote Collection" arrived in England from India in 1790 and was divided between the Colleges of Eton and King's, Cambridge, with the second half alphabetically going to Eton. Both halves of the collection are now housed in Cambridge University Library on permanent loan. Most if not all of the manuscripts had previously been owned by Colonel Antoine-Louis Henri Polier (1741–1795).
Gift of Edward Ephraim Pote (d.1832) in 1788.
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on D.S. Margoliouth, Catalogue of the Oriental Manuscripts in the Library of Eton College, Oxford, 1904 enhanced with additional descriptions and corrections by Shiva Mihan.Availability
All manuscripts of the Pote Collection are on permanent loan at Cambridge University Library. Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card for admissions procedures consult Cambridge University Library. Contact near_eastern@lib.cam.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript
Funding of Cataloguing
Eton College
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