A Descriptive Catalogue of the Historical Manuscripts in the Arabic and Persian Languages : Preserved in the Library of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland

A list of 159 manuscripts in the Royal Asiatic Society's collections is presented in this volume; each entry is equipped with title, translation, description of the book and of its contents, script, donor, and date. ADVERTISEMENT CONTENTS ARABIC I.-GENERAL HISTORY II.-PARTICULAR HISTORY PERSIAN I.-HISTORIES OF MUHAMMAl), HIS COMPANIONS AND IMMEDIATE SUCCESSORS II.-GENERAL HISTORY III.-INDIA IV.-PERSIA V.-TURKEY VI.-KURDS VII.-BUKHARA, MAWARA AN-NAHR, &c. INDEX OF NAMES OF WORKS INDEX OF NAMES OF AUTHORS ERRATA ET EMENDENDA