Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

Qq. 81 (University Library, Cambridge University)

Oriental Manuscripts

Contents

Summary of Contents: A treatrise on horses and veterinary on which the substance is ascribed to Imruʼ al-Qays امرؤ القيس on the authority of ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib علي بن ابي طالب

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 30 folios.
Dimensions (leaf): 18.6 × 11.8 cm.
Dimensions (written):

Layout

23 lines per page.

Hand(s)

History

Origin: undated

Provenance and Acquisition

Bequest of J.L. Burckhardt (1784-1817) in 1819.

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on E. G. Browne: A hand-list of the Muhammadan manuscripts, including all those written in the Arabic character, preserved in the Library of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge, 1900. abbreviated 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 Cambridge University Library Admissions). Contact near_eastern@lib.cam.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript

Funding of Cataloguing

JISC


Comments

Comment on this record

Please fill out your details.

How are we using your feedback? See our privacy policy.

See the Availability section of this record for information on viewing the item in a reading room.

TO TOP