Gelpke (Rudolf) collection of Arabic and Persian manuscripts, ca. 1447-1902

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Summary

Title:
Rudolf Gelpke collection of Arabic and Persian manuscripts
Dates:
ca. 1447-1902
Creators:
Gelpke, Rudolf, 1928-
Abstract:
Collection consists of 24 bound manuscripts. Subjects include astronomy and astrology, belles-lettres, grammar, history, philosophy and theology.
Extent:
3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
Language:
Finding aid is written in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Rudolf Gelpke collection of Arabic and Persian manuscripts (Collection 1658). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of 24 Arabic and Persian bound manuscripts from the Safawid, Ottoman, Qajar, and Timurid domains, including multiple versions of some titles. There are five works of belles-lettres, three religious texts, two historical works, four philosophical works, two grammatical works, and two works of astronomy. None of the works are illustrated, though 5 have illuminated first leaves. Of particular scholarly interest are items dating from the late Safawid period, including a version of Akhlāq-I nāį¹£irÄ« by į¹¬Å«sÄ«, or Sharįø„ tajrÄ«d al-kalām, contemporaneous with the author LāhÄ«jÄ«. The collection also contains an interlinear version of į¹¢aįø„Ä«fa al-SajjādÄ«yya, dating from the early eighteenth century.

Biographical / historical:

Rudolf Gelpke (1928-1972) was an Islamic scholar of Swiss nationality. After taking his doctorate in Islamic studies from the University of Basel in 1957, Gelpke held positions at the University of Teheran and the University of Bern, and was an Associate Professor at UCLA from September 1962 to May 1963. After living in Teheran for eight years as a freelance writer, Gelpke returned to Switzerland, where he died of a stroke at the age of 43. In addition to several papers, Gelpke was the author of Vom Raush im Orient und Okzident (On Inebriation in the East and the West), Ernst Klett Verlag, Stuttgart, 1966.

Processing information:

Processed by Ali Anooshahr, with assistance from Laurel McPhee, May 2005, in the Center For Primary Research and Training (CFPRT).

Manuscripts 1-6 were removed and added to the Shaykhi Collection of Arabic and Persian Manuscripts (Collection 1655) in 1986. The remaining original manuscript numbers, 7-30, were retained during cataloging in 2005.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Ali Anooshahr, with assistance from Laurel McPhee, May 2005; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline CubƩ.
Date Prepared:
Ā© 2003
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from database containing container list structure and data, encoding added via MS Access and Notetab Pro; Date of source: May 2005; frontmatter gathered MARC Record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline CubƩ.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Rudolf Gelpke collection of Arabic and Persian manuscripts (Collection 1658). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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