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3. Poole mss., 200-1600 18 Boxes
The Poole mss. are a collection of 137 ancient, medieval and renaissance manuscripts and single leaves ranging from the 3rd to the 16th century. The collection was formed by George Amos Poole, 1907- , printer, of Chicago, whose interest was in the development of scripts which have had a direct influence on the design of Western printing types, rather than in illumination and decoration. Most of this material relates to religious matters.
9. 19: Bibliotheca. Book of religious meditations, reflections, and considerations. Paper., Undated - 9.5 x 6.9 x 2.5 cm. 152 leaves.
10. 20: Catholic Church. Liturgy and ritual. Hours. Vellum., Undated - 8.7 x 6.5 x 3.3 cm. 223 leaves.
11. 21: Catholic Church. Liturgy and ritual. Hours. Vellum., Undated - 10.5 x 7.5 x 2.5 cm. 226 leaves.
12. 22: Catholic Church. Liturgy and ritual. Hours. Vellum., Undated - 8.7 x 6.8 x 3 cm. 179 leaves.
18. 28: Ivory discs on a string – text and figures in Oriental style., Undated - 2.9 cm in diameter. 18 discs.
20. 31: Moon diagrams with text. On bark?, Undated - 6 x 6 x 1.9 cm. 12 accordion-style folded leaves.
21. 32: Omar Khayyám, ca. 1025-1123, poet. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám. Selections. Vellum., Undated - 3.8 x 3.3 x 1.2 cm. 53 leaves.
22. 33: Story of Ramayama [sic], Bali. 12 bamboo pieces., Undated - 10 13/16 long x 1 4/16 wide and 11/16 inches in depth.
25. 55: Devanagari (alphabet) language fragment, unidentified. Vellum., Undated - 14 x 11 cm. 1 leaf.
34. 64: Two leaves including Mughal miniatures and Arabic grammar., Undated - 23 x 14.7 cm. Two leaves.
42. B8: Music – a. Baumfelder, Frederick. Rondo Mignon pour piano, Op. 69., Undated - 4 p. 3.3 x 2.8 cm.
47. B13: Wheeler, Mabel. 265 Charles St. Five pages of scribble, the rest blank., Undated - 4.4 x 4 x 0.2 cm.
49. B15: Emma White. Friends must part…and you and I must bid adieu., Undated - 4 p. 7.7 x 5 x 3 cm.
55. B21: Sherman, Helene and Robert E. Massmann. A Persian Translation of King David's 23rd Psalm., Undated - 8 leaves. 7.3 x 5.8 x 5 cm.
57. B23: Tammerlane. His Life and anecdotes, by Pandy Ellis, Capetown, Africa., Undated - 7 leaves. 1.9 x 1.8 x 1 cm.
66. C14: A gathering of Quran chapters, prayer manual, the description of Sunnī Islam caliphs' appearances, and talisman., Undated - 96 leaves. 9.8 x 6.8 x 1 cm.
70. Adomeit mss., 2000 BCE - 1995 CE 172 Items
The Adomeit mss., 2000 BCE - 1995 CE, consists of miniature manuscripts collected by Ruth Elizabeth Adomeit, 1910-1996.
72. Near Eastern mss., 700-1915 3.5 linear feet
Jazūlī, Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān, 1404-1465
The Near Eastern mss., 700-1915, consist of a collection of individually acquired manuscripts pertaining to the region formerly known as the Near East, now referred to as the Middle East.
73. C2: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Undated - 6.8 x 6.5 x 2.6 cm.
Mustamlī Bukhārī, Ismāʻīl ibn Muḥammad, -1043
74. Miscellaneous mss., 2100 BCE-1992 12 boxes 61 bound
Various
The Miscellaneous mss., 2100 BCE-1970, consist of individual items acquired individually either as a gift or purchased from a variety of sources.