Or. 1763 (University Library, Cambridge University)
Oriental Manuscripts
Contents
The Arabian nights in two volumes
Vol. 2
Title: Alf laylah wa-laylah
Title: الف ليلة وليلة
Title: Arabian nights
Language(s): Arabic
Filiation: Work in two volumes bearing the classmarks Add. 1672 and Add. 1673
Physical Description
Form: other
Extent: 729 pp.
Dimensions (leaf): 21,5 × 13,5 cm.
Dimensions (written): 16.7 × 6.8 cm.
Foliation:
Modern pagination in pencil
Condition
Good condition
Layout
Hand(s)
Naskh, black ink
Decoration
Borders in gold in all the pages
Rubricated titles for each chapter in red ink
Frieze in gold and red and green ink in p. 1
Additions:
- marginalia Marginal Latin and Arabic annotations in pencil made by E. G. Browne.
Binding
Original bound, s. XVIII, in pasteboard covered with leather
Both covers have a central geometrical illustration
Condition
Back leather inlaid panels worn, part of the flap is missing
History
Origin: undated
Provenance and Acquisition
Bequest of E.G. Browne,1862-1926.
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
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