Subject: Languages and Grammar / Material Type: Archives and Manuscripts - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1042/33/5
Title:: Collection of Bilingual Texts
Scope & Content:: Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu. A collection of two small bilingual manuscripts. The first is a copy of a Mandinka Ajami poem that praises God and Prophet Muḥammad while teaching literacy and Mandinka grammar. It was authored by the Mandinka educator, Kang Kalifa Diaby. The second mo...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Mandinka
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 16 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1042/53
Title:: Seckou Barro Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:: The collection contains: classical Arabic poems (including copies of pre-Islamic Arabic poetry) with commentaries and glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami; Mandinka Ajami poetry; Islamic jurisprudence texts dealing with various subjects (including marriage law); Quranic exegesis; and, texts on th...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 1507 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1042/53/10
Title:: أبو محمد القاسم بن علي بن محمد بن الحريري
Scope & Content:: Transliterated title: Quranic Exegesis and Arabic Language Text by Al-Ḥarīrī of Basra. Contains two manuscripts. The first one is a Quranic exegesis with comments and glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami. The second manuscript is a copy of a classical Arabic text dealing with the Arabic language...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 149 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1056/14/21
Title:: சமஸ்கிரத இலக்கணம் [16th century-20th century]
Scope & Content:: This palm-leaf manuscript is a linguistic work from Nallur, Sri Lanka. It is written in Grantha script. It contains Sanskrit grammar related text. Extent and format of original material: Palm-leaf manuscript, 246 leaves. Physical characteristics: L 32 cm, W 03 cm.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 16th century-20th century
Extent:: 246 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1101/1
Title:: Alfa Koro Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:: Family collection of manuscripts: • EAP1101/1/1 Kitabul Hikmah• EAP1101/1/2 Al-wa'z wa Al-Irshad• EAP1101/1/3 Wasaya Al-Nabiyy Ila 'Ali• EAP1101/1/4 Dua'• EAP1101/1/5 Kitab Ayyuha Al-walad• EAP1101/1/6 Kitab al-Nahw• EAP1101/1/7 Gharaib Al-Qur'an Al-Karim• EAP1101/1/8 Kitab Lubab Al-Hadeeth• EA...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Hausa
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 3543 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1101/1/7
Title:: غرائب القرآن الكريم
Scope & Content:: Explanation of selected archaic words in the Holy Qur'an. Extent: Volume 1 containing 5 folios. Size and dimensions of original material: 16 x 11 cm. Custodial history: This manuscript is currently under the custody of Alfa Koro Family Library. It was inherited from their forefathers. Author...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 9 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1101/1/29
Title:: نحو
Scope & Content:: This manuscript contains some rudiments of Arabic Grammar. Extent: Volume 1 containing 13 folios. Size and dimensions of original material: 17 x 12 cm. Custodial history: This manuscript is currently under the custody of Alfa Koro Family Library. It was inherited from their forefathers. Auth...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 24 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1101/1/31
Title:: نحو
Scope & Content:: The manuscript is about grammatical rules. Extent: volume 1 containing 9 folios. Size and dimensions of original material: 16 x 11 cm. Custodial history: This manuscript is currently under the custody of Alfa Koro Family Library. It was inherited from their forefathers. Author(s)/Creator(s):...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 18 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1101/1/35
Title:: مثلثات قطرب
Scope & Content:: An Arabic dictionary explaining how words can have the same spelling but different meanings. Extent: volume 1 containing 3 folios. Size and dimensions of original material: 16.5 x 13 cm. Custodial history: This manuscript is currently under the custody of Alfa Koro Family Library. It was inhe...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 6 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1101/1/41
Title:: البهجه في شرح التحفة
Scope & Content:: The manuscript contains some grammatical rules in Arabic language. It basically treats the branches of Arabic grammar such as noun, verbs, preposition, conjuctions etc. Extent: volume 1 containing 3 folios. Size and dimensions of original material: 19.5 x 10.6 cm. Custodial history: This manu...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 6 tiff images

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