MS. Whinfield 45 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Whinfield Collection
Contents
1 copy of A miscellaneous collection of popular stories, riddles, rhymes etc
In Arabic tending to the colloquial rather than the classical
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Tales
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 169 ff. [mostly written only on one side].
History
Origin: 1832 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
The collections of Sir Edward Henry Whinfield, d. 1922.
The Whinfield manuscripts were bequeathed to the Indian Institute, Oxford, in 1922, and later transferred to the Bodleian Library.
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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