Fragments, 15th(?)-19th centuries
Scope and Contents
Or Ms 687 consists of 52 fragments or groupings of fragments, mostly manuscripts, with a few printed items.
See individual catalogue entries for more details. The titles and descriptions have been transcribed from the original wrappings, although it is important to note that the previous cataloguer did not have specialized knowledge, resulting in many entries being vague or potentially inaccurate. Nevertheless, we have made the choice to share them online to make these documents more accessible and visible to researchers. Overall, they are little understood, and specialist research is much welcomed.
Dates
- Creation: 15th(?)-19th centuries
Language of Materials
Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Latin, English, Greek, Hebrew, Urdu, Sanskrit, Hindi, Chaldee, French, Syriac, and Spanish.
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
4 boxes
Custodial History
No provenance information.
Processing Information
Descriptions transcribed by Alina Naqvi in February-April 2023, and edited and uploaded online by Aline Brodin in September 2023.
Cultural context
Genre / Form
- Correspondence -- Persian
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Arabic
- Hadith
- Islam -- Prayers and devotions
- Manuscript fragments
- Persian poetry
Uniform Title
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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