Oriental manuscripts of H.J.R. Murray, 20th century, including manuscripts in Arabic (majority), Persian, Turkish, Sanskrit, Marathi, Urdu, Hindi.
Oriental manuscripts of H.J. Murray
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- Dates of Creation20th century
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialArabic, Persian, Turkish, Sanskrit, Marathi, Urdu, and Hindi.
- Physical Description38 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Harold James Ruthven Murray (1868-1955) was a chess player, and a historian of chess and board games. He was the author of A history of chess (Oxford, 1913) and A history of board games (Oxford, 1952).
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Acquisition Information
The manuscripts were given to the Library, with a collection of printed books and papers relating to chess and board games, in 1955.
Note
Collection level description created by Susan Thomas, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
The six Turkish manuscripts are described in Gnay Kut Supplementary catalogue of Turkish manuscripts in the Bodleian Library : with reprint of the 1930 catalogue by H. Eth (Oxford, 2003).