GB 1538 S98 - Arabic mss'

1 item

At least one of these manuscripts was in the possession of Daniel Messerschmidt in 1720. Messerschmidt was a Prussian physician and naturalist from Danzig sent by the Russian czar Peter the Great on an expedition to Siberia from 1720-1728. During this expedition Messerschmidt excavated a mammoth carcass from the banks of the Indigirka River. His signature and several quotations in his hand in Hebrew, Latin, German and Ancient Greek, are on one page of the volume, these were written in Tobolsk, Siberia, 1720.

The volume was purchased [by Louis de la Croyere Delisle (d 1741), astronomer], the note of purchase can be found on the inside cover. In 1782 it was in the Library of l' Académie Royale des Sciences. Donated to the Library of the RCOG by Roy Dobbin.

GB 1538 S98 [17th century] Collection (fonds) 1 item Unknown

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At least one of these manuscripts was in the possession of Daniel Messerschmidt in 1720. Messerschmidt was a Prussian physician and naturalist from Danzig sent by the Russian czar Peter the Great on an expedition to Siberia from 1720-1728. During this expedition Messerschmidt excavated a mammoth carcass from the banks of the Indigirka River. His signature and several quotations in his hand in Hebrew, Latin, German and Ancient Greek, are on one page of the volume, these were written in Tobolsk, Siberia, 1720.

The volume was purchased [by Louis de la Croyere Delisle (d 1741), astronomer], the note of purchase can be found on the inside cover. In 1782 it was in the Library of l' Académie Royale des Sciences. Donated to the Library of the RCOG by Roy Dobbin.

Transferred to the College Archives from the Library in April 2008.

A number of manuscripts in Farsi bound into a single volume, including a calendar; a circular calendar or almanac; a reproduction of the zodiacal man showing the sites of injuries and disease and indicating the most favourable sites for application and treatment; a diagram of the seven planetary circles and a number of sonnets. There is an inscription in French on the inside cover indicating that the manuscript contains Islamic prayers for use in Mosques and a calendar of their usage.

Single item

Farsi. Inscriptions in French, Latin, Ancient Greek, Hebrew, German and Russian.

Bound in a volume. Some pages are divided into two coloured panels, there are also several leaves with stained designs possibly made by dyes from flowers.

No additional finding aids.

Compiled by Sarah Drewery.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Transferred to the College Archives from the Library in April 2008.

A number of manuscripts in Farsi bound into a single volume, including a calendar; a circular calendar or almanac; a reproduction of the zodiacal man showing the sites of injuries and disease and indicating the most favourable sites for application and treatment; a diagram of the seven planetary circles and a number of sonnets. There is an inscription in French on the inside cover indicating that the manuscript contains Islamic prayers for use in Mosques and a calendar of their usage.

Single item

• English

• Latin

Farsi. Inscriptions in French, Latin, Ancient Greek, Hebrew, German and Russian.

No additional finding aids.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• English