MS. Greaves 29 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Greaves Collection
Contents
5 works by anonymous authors on the subjects of Christian writings, Christian saints, and Prophets
1. ff. 1r-13r
Language(s): Arabic
References
Graf II, p. 475
[UAC. 103 (1)]
2. ff. 66r-81r
Title: Romance of the pious king Armenius of Tarsus and his wife and children, as related by Zosimas, bishop of Tarsus
Language(s): Arabic
References
Graf I, p. 552
[UAC. 103 (2)]
3. ff. 81v-93r
Language(s): Arabic
References
Graf I, p. 263
[UAC. 103(3 [i])D]
4. ff. 93v-144v
*[Which of the two recensions is unspecified]
Language(s): Arabic
References
Graf I, p. 205
[UAC. 103(3 [ii])]
5. ff. 145r-179v*
* ff. 180r-191v contain the story [incomplete] of Aaronʼs loss of his priestley garments by the hand of Moses
Language(s): Arabic
References
Graf I, p. 206
[UAC. 103 (3 [iii])]
Physical Description
Form: codex
13 ff. 16 ff. 13 ff. 52 ff. 35 ff.
History
Origin: n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Provenance and Acquisition
The collections of John Greaves, d. 1652 and Thomas Greaves, d. 1676.
Purchased by the Bodleian Library in 1678.
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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