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This volume contains an Ottoman Turkish translation of the well-known Hurufi work Jāvidān-i kabīr (جاودان كبير)or Jāvidān-nāmah (جاودان نامه) of Faẓlullah Astarābādī, made by Derviş Murtaza, a Bektaşi member, in 1048 AH (1638-39 CE). the text is provided with a table of contents (ff 1v-16r) and ...
This volume contains a bilingual Coptic-Arabic recension of the Bible (Pentateuch, Minor Prophets, and New Testament) in 41 volumes. Content: It initially contained the entire Bible and was commissioned by the French Orientalist J.-J. Marcel during Napoleon’s occupation of Egypt. It was repo...
Tract on the residences of the Buddha after his death
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Thai text on the residences of the Buddha after his death before achieving nibbana (Nirvana). Possibly derived from the Anagatavamsa. With an English translation by G.R. Davenport. Colophon on fol. 1 reads “For Capt. Millwood, with the sincere regards of Frances G. R. Davenport. Bangkok, Siam, ...
Documents relating to the Edition of the teaching of the Abyssinian Church
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An Ethiopian manuscript containing:Documents relating to the Edition of the teaching of the Abyssinian church. ff. (1r,2r) Paper, 190 x 242 mm. At the top of each leaf the impressed seal of the Foreign Office. Typewritten letter form Stephen Gaselee to the Reverend Canon R. M. Woolley, D.D., 1...