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Arabic manuscripts at Houghton Library, circa 800-1936

Title	Arabic manuscripts at Houghton Library, circa 800-1936
Publication Date:	0800
Subject	Muḥammad, Prophet, -632, Arabic language, Arabic literature, Arabic poetry, Islamic ethics, Islamic law, Islamic literature, Islamic poetry, Mysticism -- Islam, Philosophy, Arab, Islamic philosophy, Islamic Empire -- History, Bible -- Arabic, Qurʼan
Type	belge
Language	ara,eng,fas,fra,sam,tur
Digital	No
Manuscript	Yes
Pages Count	450
Library:	Harvard Library
Library Asset ID	990006024590203941
Record ID	01HVD_ALMA211768156410003941
Library Location	HOUGHTON LIBRARY GEN (MS ARAB )
Date	0800
Notes	Holdings include religious material, such as manuscripts (some fragments) of the Bible and Koran with commentaries, prayers and prayer books, poems, sermons, works on mysticism, and writings on the life and teachings of Muhammed. Some of the items date from the 9th century but most of the material in this grouping is from the 15th to the 19th century. Also historical accounts about Egypt, Syria, Jerusalem, and related topics; legal works and commentaries on canon law; love poems and literary anthologies; and treatises on grammar, philosophy, astronomy, mathematics, medicine, and calligraphy. Other items include dictionaries, grammars, and collections of proverbs.
Bulma araçları	Unpublished finding aids available in repository, including handlist of Arabic manuscripts deposited by Semitic Museum.
Biçim / tür	Prayer books
Kaynak	HVD - Core
Başlık	Arabic manuscripts at Houghton Library, circa 800-1936

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Arabic manuscripts at Houghton Library, circa 800-1936

Publication Date 0800

Subject Muḥammad, Prophet, -632, Arabic language, Arabic literature, Arabic poetry, Islamic ethics, Islamic law, Islamic literature, Islamic poetry, Mysticism -- Islam, Philosophy, Arab, Islamic philosophy, Islamic Empire -- History, Bible -- Arabic, Qurʼan

Type belge

Language ara,eng,fas,fra,sam,tur

Digital No

Manuscript Yes

Pages Count 450

Library Harvard Library

Library Asset ID 990006024590203941

Record ID 01HVD_ALMA211768156410003941

Library Location HOUGHTON LIBRARY GEN (MS ARAB )

Date 0800

Notes Holdings include religious material, such as manuscripts (some fragments) of the Bible and Koran with commentaries, prayers and prayer books, poems, sermons, works on mysticism, and writings on the life and teachings of Muhammed. Some of the items date from the 9th century but most of the material in this grouping is from the 15th to the 19th century. Also historical accounts about Egypt, Syria, Jerusalem, and related topics; legal works and commentaries on canon law; love poems and literary anthologies; and treatises on grammar, philosophy, astronomy, mathematics, medicine, and calligraphy. Other items include dictionaries, grammars, and collections of proverbs.

Bulma araçları Unpublished finding aids available in repository, including handlist of Arabic manuscripts deposited by Semitic Museum.

Biçim / tür Prayer books

Kaynak HVD - Core

Başlık Arabic manuscripts at Houghton Library, circa 800-1936