1. Add MS 14055
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 14055
- Title:
- Kitāb al-ḥiyal fī al-ḥurūb wa-fatḥ al-madāʾin wa-ḥifẓ al-durūb كتاب الحيل في الحروب وفتح المدائن وحفظ الدروب Ibn Mankalī, Muḥammad ابن منكلي، محمد
- Scope & Content:
- A manual on the military arts supposed to have been discovered in the tomb of Alexander the Great at Alexandria and translated from Greek into Arabic (see ff. 2v, line 7-3r, line 2). In fact, the author is thought to be the mamluk general and tactician Muḥammad Ibn Mankalī or Ibn Manjlī (محمد ب...
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Arabic
- Date Range:
- 16th century-17th century
- Extent:
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Codex; ff. vi+224+v
