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[Collection of Charles Gordon's papers - Chinese and Arabic]
Scope & Content:
Chinese document with red wax stamp. Arabic letter, addressed to Henry William Gordon, dated 19 August 1884. Envelope addressed in English and Arabic to Sir Henry William Gordon in London, 'Member of the Anti-slavish society', with Egyptian postage stamps. On the spine of the volume: 'Orienta...
Aqsarā’ī, Muḥammad ibn ‘Īsá أقسرائي، محمد بن عيسى Nihāyat al-suʾl wa-al-umnīyah fī taʿlīm al-furūsīyah نهاية السؤل والأمنية في تعليم أعمال الفروسية
Scope & Content:
A Mamluk manual on horsemanship, military arts and technology, also known as Nihāyat al-suʾl wa-al-umnīyah fī taʿlīm ʿamal al-furūsīyah (نهاية السؤل والأمنية في تعليم عمل الفروسية), attributed to Muḥammad ibn ‘Īsá ibn Ismā‘īl al-Ḥanafī al-Aqsarā’ī (محمد بن عيسى بن اسماعيل الأقسرائي, died c.1349)...
"The Book of Beasts". A list of animals (elephant, rabbit, scorpion, frog) linked in some way to specific transgressions (drinking alcohol, et cetera).