Arabic, Persian and Turkish Manuscripts in the Columbia University Library

Abstract

AFTER the publication of my catalogue of the Turkish and Persian manuscripts in the Princeton University Library in 1926, I began the same work with the manuscripts belonging to Columbia University. Because of the lack of time, my description is not detailed. Though the collection ini question is small only 47 manuscripts 1-nevertheless I believe that specialists will find among them some rare, important, and interesting items. The titles of the works and the names of the authors and calligraphers are given in the usual system of traiisliteration adopted by the International Congress of Orientalists. The numbers are followed by the class-marks of the Library. As regards the measurements, the numerals give the size, in inches, of the whole sheets and of the written space. The bindings are described only if they are of artistic value. No. 1 X893.7 K843 Arabic. Qur'aln. Size 9 x 61 and 7 x 41 Folios 355. Written in naskhl. 12 lines to a page. Gold and blueruled margins and two richly decorated 'unwans. Red titles. Cream-colored paper. Brown and red leather binding, both sides embossed. Date, f. 353 b: The First Rabl' 976 A. H. (September, 1568 A. D.)