Università di Torino

Cards relating to manuscripts that were offered to the Chester Beatty Library

Object identifier ARC_871
Type Item

Titles

Title
Chester Beatty Katalog
Type
formal title
Title
Cards relating to manuscripts that were offered to the Chester Beatty Library
Type
supplied title

Description

Manuscript file cards in Arabic and English relating to manuscripts that were offered to the Chester Beatty Library, indicating the proposal of prices and the effective valuation. Each pack of cards is numbered. Most of the cards were written down by Arabs (in pencil and ink), in Arabic, with further information added later in English. Each card contains information about the title and the author of the copy of the manuscript and a short description of it.

Languages

Arabic

English

Medium

paper

Archivistic typology and Extent

Extent
287
Archivistic typology
leaf/leaves

Dimensions in mm

Height
244(150)
Width
210(100)