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Or 6471
- Record Id:
- 032-003456962
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003456962
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100082035424.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100171606592.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 6471
- Title:
- Treatise on magic, astrology and the calendar
- Scope & Content:
-
An Armenian manuscript containing:
ff.1r-261v A treatise on magic, astrology and the calendar.
The individual texts are very varied and feature tables and decorations. Highlights include:
ff.40r-45v Full-page pictures of the zodiacal signs
ff.48r-95v Tables of five columns, four rows (not including headers) with 30 pictures and various interpretative legends devoted to each zodiacal sign
ff.252r-257r A collection of alphabets, including Egyptian hieroglyphics with Arabic values (f.253r) and Ogham (f.255r)
See the Conybeare 1913 catalogue entry for a fuller description.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Armenian Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003456962", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 6471: Treatise on magic, astrology and the calendar" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003456962
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003456962
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item, 263 ff
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100171606592.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
Armenian
Persian
Turkish, Ottoman - Scripts:
- Arabic
Armenian - Start Date:
- 1610
- End Date:
- 1610
- Date Range:
- 1610
- Calendar:
- Gregorian
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Paper, stained by damp from f.157 to the end. 263 folios. 26.5 x 20.5 cm (written surface primarily 19.5 x 13 cm). Text in two columns of 34 lines. Text is written in notrgir. European binding of dark leather, stamped with designs.
- Finding Aids:
- For more information, see Conybeare, F.C. 1913. A Catalogue of the Armenian Manuscripts in the British Museum. London: The British Museum. pp 320-328.
- Publications:
- Conybeare, F.C. 1913. A Catalogue of the Armenian Manuscripts in the British Museum. London: The British Museum. pp 320-328.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)