Or Ms 526 کتاب منتخبات من الکتب المختلفة العربية Kitāb muntakhabāt min al-kutub al-mukhtalifah al-‘Arabiyyah, undated
Scope and Contents
Selections of Arabic Writings. The content is as follows (according to the pagination in the Ms):
1) A selection of stories and histories (p. 1-145)
2) A selection of chapters from the Qurʼān (p. 146-212)
3) The first Mu‘allaqah of the famous pre-Islamic Arabic poems al-Mu‘allaqāt al-Sab‘ li Imruʼ al-Qays (p. 213-226)
4) A collection of Aghāni, songs or poems (p. 226b-236b)
5) A seemingly random collection of writings, some correspondance and notes on business-related matters from page 237 onwards
Dates
- Creation: undated
Physical Description
Paper codex, 25cm, by 20 cm, 122 folios, 2 flyleaves, red sheep's leather binding with blind tooled floral motif decoration
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Extent
1 volume
Custodial History
First and final folios bear the signature of the donor, reading "R. M. Binning, E.I.C.C.S. [East India Company Civil Service] Madras," and "R.M. Binning, Madras Civil Service."
Physical Description
Paper codex, 25cm, by 20 cm, 122 folios, 2 flyleaves, red sheep's leather binding with blind tooled floral motif decoration
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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