24 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



received in exchange for duplicates ; and 120 were presented. Of 

 the MSS., 10 were bought and 11 presented. 



The MSS. are as follows :— 



Arabic ------ 10 



Chinese ------ 2 



Hebrew ___--- 2 



Persian __-_-- 3 



Persian and Arabic _ _ _ _ 1 



Sanskrit ------ 1 



Sogdian ------ 1 



Turkish ------ 1 



Total - - - - 21 



The most important acquisitions are : — 



Arabic MSS. — 1. Sharh al-kulliyat, a commentary by Kutb 

 al-Din Muh. b. Mahmiid al-Shirazi on Ibn Sina's Kaniin. Bk. 1. 

 Copied A.H.' 715 (a.d. 1315). 8°. Rare. 



2. Durrat al-mudiyah, a commentary on Ibn Malik's Alfiyah, 

 by his son Badr al-Din Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad. Copied a.h. 

 793 (a.d. 1390). 4°. Very rare. 



3. A supercommentary by Shams al-Din al-Shaubari on Al- 

 Ansari's commentary on the Minhaj al-talibin. 2 vols. Copied 

 A.H. 1100 (a.d. 1688). 8". No other copy appears to be on 

 record. 



4. Kitab al-wafi, a work on scholastic theology by Muh. b. 

 Murtada (Muhsin). Pt. 2. 18th-l 9th cent. S°. Apparently unique. 



5. Kitiib ikmal al-din, a treatise on Shi'ah doctrine by 'Imad 

 al-Din Abu Ja'far Muh. b. 'AH (Ibn Babawaih). Copied a.h. 1204 

 (a.d. 1789). 4". No other copy appears to be on record. 



Chinese MS. — 1. A letter, written on yellow silk, from a T'ai- 

 ping leader to the Rev. Joseph Edkins, asking to be instructed in 

 Christian doctrine. Presented by Mrs. Lockhart. 



HebreiD Books. — 1. The Yoreh De'ah of Jacob ben Asher. 

 Printed at Fez about 1520. Fol. Only one other copy of this 

 edition is known to exist. 



2. The Hebrew Grammar of Kimhi. The earliest edition 

 known. 1525. 8°. 



Persian MSS. — 1. Tazkirat i Minuchihr, lives of eminent Per- 

 sians, with specimens of their works, by Mu'tamad ul-Daulah 

 Minuchihr Khan. Copied a.h. 1264 (a.d. 1847). Fol. No other 

 copy appears to be on record. 



2. Rag i miisiki, a treatise on the modes of Hindu music, 

 illuminated, and illustrated with 39 paintings. 18th cent. Fol. 



Presented by the Royal College of Music. 



L. D. Barnett. 



