Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

MS. Greaves 3 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)

Oriental Manuscripts Greaves Collection

Contents

Summary of Contents: 5 works by 3 authors on the subjects of Sundials, Mechanical engineering, Algebra, Astronomy, and Geometry
1. ff. 2r-29r
Language(s): Arabic

References

GAL II 358
[UAM. 881 (1) with corrig. Nicoll p. 599]
2. ff. 30r-37r

In 30 chapters

Language(s): Arabic

References

GAL II 358
[UAM. 881 (2)]
3. ff. 39r-42v

In 3 chapters

Language(s): Arabic

References

GAL II 358
[UAM. 881 (3) with corrig. Nicoll p. 599]
4. fols. 43r-54r
Language(s): Arabic

References

GAL II 211
[UAM. 881 (4)]
5. ff. 54v-59r
Author: Anonymous
Language(s): Arabic

References

Appendix Mathematics
[UAM. 881 (5), with corrig. Nicoll p. 599]

Physical Description

Form: codex
28 ff. 8 ff. 4 ff. 12 fols. 6 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

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures contact Bodleian Admissions).

Funding of Cataloguing

JISC


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