Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

MS. Ouseley 16 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)

Oriental Manuscripts Ouseley Collection

Contents

Summary of Contents: A copy of Zīnat al-tawārīkh, a collection of metrical chronograms, fixing the dates of different events of public and private life in words, by one Shaykh Asad, or Asad Allāh as he also calls himself.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: ff. 101

Layout

Hand(s)

Script: Nastaʻlīq.

Decoration

Binding

History

Origin: Undated.

Provenance and Acquisition

The collections of Sir William Ouseley, d. 1842.

Purchased by the Bodleian Library in 1843.

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on: Beeston, A. F. L. (Alfred Felix Landon); Ethé, Hermann, 1844-1917.; Sachau, Eduard, 1845-1930; Catalogue of the Persian, Turkish, Hindûstânî, and Pushtû manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford; at the Clarendon Press 1889-1953

Availability

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures contact Bodleian Admissions). Contact specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript

Funding of Cataloguing

JISC


Comments

Comment on this record

Please fill out your details.

How are we using your feedback? See our privacy policy.

TO TOP