Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʾ, or Lives of the Prophets, by Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd Allāh al-Kisāʼī (active 11th century) in Arabic and Persian. On Paper. Written A. H. 1213 (A.D. 1799). Folio. Islamic legends; Prophets, Pre-Islamic.
KASIDAT, AL-BURDAH, a poem in praise of Muhammad, by Sharaf al-Din Muhammad Ibn Sa'īd al Būsīri. Arabic. Paper; written A.H. 1061 (A.D. 1651). Quarto. [Add. 17,937.]
Subject: Medicine, Arab; Medicine, Medieval NAMES and medicinal properties of drugs, in Arabic, with the corresponding names in Latin, and occasionally in French, Persian, and Armenian. Paper; XVIIth cent. Duodecimo. [Add. 17,968.]
The Peshíṭtā, or Syriac simplified version of the New Testament, in bilingual format, with the original Syriac text matched against its Garshuni Arabic translation. The text contains all four Gospels, albeit with several passages wanting. The contents of the manuscript are as follows: ff. 1v-3...
THE CORAN, in Arabic; written in a bold Thulthi character. Paper; with coloured frontispiece, and with illuminated borders. It bears the impression of the Sultan's seal, with the date A. H. 893 (A.D. 1487). Folio. [Add. 18,163.]
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Dated Mss. Oriental Arabic: Coran: 1487. ART. Drawings and Illuminations Arabic: Coran, with borders: 1487. Coran, The: : Arab.
A LIFE of Ahmad Pasha, surnamed Al-Jazzár, with an account of the events which took place in Syria after his death. In Arabic. Paper; written A.D. 1815. Small Quarto. [Add. 18,183.]