MS. Greaves 40 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
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Oriental Manuscripts Greaves Collection
Contents
Summary of Contents: 5 works by 2 authors on the subjects of Universal history, Astronomy, Christian writings, Divination, and Geomancy1. ff. 4r-39vAuthor: Anonymousff. 1-2 fragment of a horoscope, followed by a charm f. 3r bears the words Kitab al-taʼrīkh , otherwise the leaf is blank
Language(s): ArabicReferences
Appendix History[UAM. 863 (1)]2. ff. 40r-59vLanguage(s): ArabicReferences
GAL II 169[UAM. 863 (2)]3. ff. 60r-113vAuthor: AnonymousTitle: A work on the lengthening and shortening of the days, the mansions of the moon, and the planetsLanguage(s): ArabicReferences
Appendix Astronomy[UAM. 863 (3)]4. ff. 114r-154vAuthor: AnonymousLanguage(s): ArabicReferences
Christian Appendix Sermons and Theological Treatises[UAM. 863 (4)]Physical Description
Form: codex36 ff. 20 ff. 54 ff. 21 ff. 87 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
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