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1. Or 1198

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 1198
Title:
Kitāb manāfi‘ al-aḥjār wa-qīmatihā wa-usūlihā كتاب منافع الأحجار وقيمتها وأصولها Tīfāshī, Aḥmad ibn Yūsuf تيفاشي، أحمد بن يوسف
Scope & Content:
A treatise on precious stones by Aḥmad ibn Yūsuf al-Tīfāshī. Transcribed by a single scribe who completed his work on 15 Jumādá II 799 AH (16 March AD 1397), and signed his name illegibly at the bottom of f. 60r. Al-Tīfāshī composed the text in 640 AH and gave it the title by which it is more ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
15 Jumādá II 799
Extent:
Codex; ff. i+60+ii

2. Or 13680

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 13680
Title:
[Cevahirname-yi Sultan Murat] - [جواهرنامۀ سلطان مراد]
Scope & Content:
This volume contains an Ottoman Turkish translation of Naṣīr al-Dīn Ṭūsī’s Persian treatise on minerals, gems, metals, and perfumes entitled Tansūqnāmah-yi Īlkhānī (تنسوقنامۀ ایلخانی). The Ottoman Turkish version was produced for Sultan Murat II (reigned 824-48 AH/1421-44 CE and 850-55 AH/1446-5...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
15th century-early 16th century
Extent:
1 text, 48 ff

3. Sloane MS 2696

Reference (shelfmark):
Sloane MS 2696
Title:
Miscellany of texts on gemstones, Ottoman sultans, and herbs
Scope & Content:
An anonymous notebook containing texts on gemstones, Ottoman sultans, and herbs, interspersed with notes and a prayer. Divisions of the text: (1) Lughat al-jawhar wa-asmāʾ al-jawāhir wa-manāfiʿhā (كتاب لغة الجوهر واسماء الجواهر ومنافعها, ff.1v-20v); A text enumerating different types of gemsto...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1595-1603
Extent:

Vertical format codex; ff. ii+25+xxi+2+ii