Book of Chess, Its Problems, and Its Subtleties (1257) - Page 3

CHESS

OF BASRA.

original: "Shethranj Baseri". Shatranj is the early form of chess played in the Islamic world. Baseri likely refers to the city of Basra or a scholar from that region.

BRITISH MUSEUM.

original: "MUS. BRIT." (Museum Britannicum). This reflects the manuscript's historical housing before the creation of the British Library.

RICH LIBRARY.

original: "BIBL. RICH." (Bibliotheca Richiana). This refers to the collection of Claudius James Rich (1787–1821), a British diplomat and scholar who collected many important Middle Eastern manuscripts.

ADDITIONAL

7 5 1 5.

The formal shelfmark for the manuscript within the "Additional Manuscripts" collection.