MS. Whinfield 45 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)

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1 copy of A miscellaneous collection of popular stories, riddles, rhymes etc

Author: Anonymous
Title: 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

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures contact Bodleian Admissions).

Funding of Cataloguing

JISC

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