Ismaili and other Arabic manuscripts : a descriptive catalogue of manuscripts in the Library of the Institute of Ismaili Studies / Delia Cortese.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cortese, Delia.

Contributor:

Institute of Ismaili Studies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manuscripts, Arabic--Bibliography.

Manuscripts, Arabic.

Genre:

Bibliographies.

Physical Description:

xviii, 170 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2000.

Summary:

This bibliographic work is a supplement to Adam Gacek' s two-volume catalogue of Arabic manuscripts in the library of the Institute of Ismaili Studies, published in London, 1984-85. The Supplementary Catalogue includes 188 Arabic manuscripts not listed earlier by Gacek or which have been acquired since then by the institute' s library. The majority of the works belong to the theological, philosophical, and historical traditions of Fatimid Ismaili literature. The catalogue is arranged alphabetically by author and chronologically by title, accompanied by details about the content of each work and other relevant information of a literary, historical, and doctrinal nature.

Contents:

Part 1 Ismaili Manuscripts 1

1. Works by Individual Authors 3

2. Anonymous Works 86

3. Majmu'at (Collected Works) 94

Part 2 Non-Ismaili Manuscripts 131

4. Works by Non-Ismaili Authors 133.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1860644333

OCLC:

43842277