MS. Bruce 23 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Bruce Collection
Contents
2 works by 2 authors on the subjects of Universal history and Caliphs
1. ff. 1-82
Title: Laṭāʼif akhbār al-uwal
Muqaddimah, bāb 1 and beginning of bāb 2 only, used to replace the missing beginning of an earlier MS. of a different work
Language(s): Arabic
References
GAL II 296
[K 373 (1)]
2. ff. 83r-326r
Title: A history of the Caliphs
Composed about the first part of the 16th cent. Lacking beginning
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix History
[K 373 (2)]
Physical Description
Form: codex
82 ff. 244 ff.
History
Origin: n.d. n.d.
Provenance and Acquisition
The collections of James Bruce of Kinnaird, d. 1794.
Purchased by the Bodleian Library in 1843.
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
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Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
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