Università di Torino

Summary of the India section of a manuscript containing Abu Bakr's work

Object identifier ARC_733
Type Item

Titles

Title
Summary of the India section of a manuscript containing Abu Bakr's work
Type
supplied title
Title
India according to the Geography of Abu Bakr 
Type
formal title

Description

Manuscript copy of the drafts of a summary of the content relating to the section on India («Iḳlīm-i-Hind») taken from the manuscript (not indicated, but s urely Ms. A.S. 575 of the Chester Beatty Collection) reproducing the Geography of Abū Bakr al-Dimišqī/Dimašqī (ff. 291-305). Enclosed, a few manuscript pages containing notes relating to the translation of this part of al-Dimašqī’s work.

Languages

Turkish Ottoman

English

Medium

paper

Archivistic typology and Extent

Extent
15
Archivistic typology
leaf/leaves

Dimensions in mm

Height
306(254)
Width
202

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