Or. 208 (University Library, Cambridge University)
Oriental Manuscripts
Contents
10 works by 8 authors on the subjects of Islamic poetry, Poetry, and Sufi poetry
1. ff. 1b-8b
Language(s): Arabic
References
Takhmīs ("quintet" or "fivesome") based on the Burdah يردة of .
3. ff. 32b-37b
Title: Budʼ al-amālī
Title: بدء الامالی
Language(s): Turkish
References
Turkish translation of the qaṣīdah known as Budʼ al-amālī بدء الامالی .
4. ff. 38b-53a
Language(s): Arabic
References
This is al-Būṣīrī's imitation of the Bānat Suʻād بانت سعاد of
5. ff. 54b-56b
Uncertain attribution
Title: al-Qaṣīdah al-munfarijah
Title: القصيدة المنفرجة
Language(s): Arabic
References
6. ff. 57b-63
Language(s): Arabic
References
Commentary on the Qasīdah قصيدة of
Physical Description
Form: codex
Dimensions (leaf):
Dimensions (written):
Layout
Hand(s)
History
Origin: undated
Provenance and Acquisition
Bought from J.J. Naaman in 1902.
Record Sources
"Manuscript description based on E. G. Browne: A supplementary hand-list of the Muhammadan manuscripts, including all those written in the Arabic character, preserved in the Library of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge, 1922", abbreviated by the OCIMCO project team.
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
Subjects
- Islamic poetry, Arabic
- Poetry--Early works to 1800
- Sufi poetry, Arabic
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