Wellcome collection of Near Eastern Manuscripts, ca. 1700-1899 LSC.1148

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UCLA Library Special Collections
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Finding aid last updated 7 June 2017.


Title: Wellcome collection of Near Eastern Manuscripts
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1148
Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 16.0 linear feet (32 boxes)
Date: ca. 1700-1899
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.

Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

Property rights to the physical object belong to UCLA Library 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.

Restrictions on Access

Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Gift of Wellcome Institute of the History of Medicine, 1970.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Wellcome Collection of Near Eastern Manuscripts (Collection 1148). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of Arabic manuscripts, dealing with philosophy, logic, mathematics, astronomy, astrology, Islamic theology, etc. The entire collection is in Arabic.

Related Material

Persian and Arabic manuscripts in Special Collections Catalog  Available at UCLA Library Special Collections.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

manuscripts (documents)--Arab countries.

Box 1

Manuscript no.1.

Box 2

Manuscript no.2-3.

Box 3

Manuscript no.4-7.

Box 4

Manuscript no.8-10.

Box 5

Manuscript no.11-13.

Box 6

Manuscript no.14-19.

Box 7

Manuscript no.20-25.

Box 8

Manuscript no.26-30.

Box 9

Manuscript no.31-34.

Box 10

Manuscript no.35-41.

Box 11

Manuscript no.42-44.

Box 12

Manuscript no.45-50.

Box 13

Manuscript no.51-61.

Box 14

Manuscript no.62-71.

Box 15

Manuscript no.72-76.

Box 16

Manuscript no.77-85.

Box 17

Manuscript no.86-97.

Box 18

Manuscript no.98-105.

Box 19

Manuscript no.106-112.

Box 20

Manuscript no.113-124.

Box 21

Manuscript no.125-135.

Box 22

Manuscript no.136-147.

Box 23

Manuscript no.148-160.

Box 24

Manuscript no.161-179.

Box 25

Manuscript no.180-193.

Box 26

Manuscript no.194-208.

Box 27

Manuscript no.209-220.

Box 28

Manuscript no.221-227.

Box 29-32

Unnumbered manuscripts.