MS. Marsh 245 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
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Summary of Contents: One copy of an Ottoman Turkish translation of the first volume of a Persian prose epic by ابو طاهر محمد بن حسن طرسوسی Abū Ṭāhir Muḥammad bin Ḥasan Ṭarsūsī.Language(s): Ottoman Turkish
Translator: anonymousTitle: Ḳırān-ı ḤabaşīTitle: قران حبشیEthé (1930: col. 1189) cites a claim made by Rieu (1879 -- though that claim could not be found on page 219, as Ethé suggests) that this translation was likely made during the reign of Meḥmed II (1432-1481), but does not elaborate.
Language(s): Ottoman TurkishReferences
Physical Description
Form: codexSupport:Extent: 214 foliosDimensions (leaf): 24.8 × 15.9 cm.Layout
Single column of 17 lines per page.
Hand(s)
Script: Nesḫ in black ink. Scribes unknown, but folio 194a-b is in a different had to the rest of the manuscript.
History
Origin: Date and place of origin unknown.Provenance and Acquisition
The Library of Archbishop Narcissus Marsh, d. 1713.
The Marsh bequest entered the Bodleian Library in 1714.
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JISC
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