15 mars 2020
Torsten Wollina, « Arabic Manuscripts in Trinity: The Huntingdon Collection (part 2) », Damascus Anecdotes, ID : 10670/1.lh3wor
In my last post I introduced the Arabic manuscripts beqeathed to Trinity College Library in the seventeenth century by Robert Huntingdon, provost of the College from 1683-92. I also conveyed that the later treatment of these materials by librarians – the physical placement of them on shelves - shows that their integrity as a single collection was recognized. In this post I will give a short description of Huntingdon’s ten Arabic manuscripts. This will give an indication of the breadth of his...