Catalogue of the Turkish Manuscripts in the British Museum

This volume records and describes the 483 Turkish manuscripts in the British Museum at the time of the author. Most of the manuscripts are in Western Turkish, and a few in Eastern. The material is helpfully categorized according to the area of particular concern to the manuscript. Various aspects of Islamic religious practice are covered by several manuscripts. Other general areas represented are history, sciences, the arts, philology, and poetry. The Eastern Turkish materials are given their own section. Each manuscript is meticulously described, and the volume contains useful indices of titles, personal names, and subjects. A must have for any Turkologist, this historic catalogue is once again available. TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE BIBLE MUHAMMEDAN THEOLOGY HISTORY SCIENCES AND ARTS PHILOLOGY POETRY TURKI OR EASTERN TURKISH INDEX OF TITLES INDEX OF PERSONS' NAMES INDEX OF SUBJECTS NUMERICAL INDEX LIST OF THE RICH MANUSCRIPTS LIST OF THE KREMER MANUSCRIPTS