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1. Or 9265

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 9265
Title:
Three treatises on archery and horsemanship
Scope & Content:
Three works on archery, horsemanship and military matters. The first two texts are by Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Aḥmad al-Ṭabarī (أبو محمد عبد الرحمن أحمد الطبري, active ca 9th century), originator of the 'eclectic' (اختياري) approach to archery training which permitted the archer to recombine ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:

Codex; ff. ii+118+i

2. Or 9265, ff 97r-118v

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 9265, ff 97r-118v
Title:
Untitled treatise on the arts of the lance and warfare Ṭabarī, ʻAbd al-Raḥmān Aḥmad طبري، عبد الرحمن أحمد
Scope & Content:
Incomplete text on horseback manoeuvres with the lance and general warfare (see f. 110v, lines 9-10: وقد ضمنت هذا الكتاب ما يوجب لمتعاطي الحرب...). A note on the volume's second flyleaf (ii-v) attributes this text to Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Aḥmad al-Ṭabarī (أبو محمد عبد الرحمن أحمد الطبري, a...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:

Ff. 96v-118v

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