Of the gifts received during December a series of early texts from Mrs. Henry Draper and a collection of drawings and specifications relating to the New York Central improvements from W. J. Wilgus deserve special mention. Mrs. Draper gave the cuneiform text of the second half of each of the first eighteen lines of the "Standard inscription" of Ashurnasirpal (883-858 B.C.) on a stone tablet, 19.5" x 16.25" in size, found at Irbid in the Hauran in 1853; two Babylonian case tablets, one dated the "second year after Kimesh was destroyed," the other "the year that Namakh was built," three Hebrew amulets of silver and two of gold, in silver and glass frames, one of the gold amulets having attached the gold cylinder case in which it was worn, all having been found at Irbid and belonging in date to about the second to the fifth centuries, A.D. Besides these Mrs. Draper gave a number of photographs of other amulets of about the same date, a set of 28 photographs of the Yosemite and of the southern Appalachian mountains, five pieces of French and American continental paper money; twelve medallions in wood and two in ivory (eighteenth century work), and thirteen miscellaneous books and pamphlets. From the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad were received (through W. J. Wilgus, late fifth vice-president) bound copies of the specifications for the signals and interlocking mechanism in the Grand Central Yard improvement, the power stations, substations, third-rail and transmission lines, and electrical rolling stock used in the electric zone improvement; a book of photographs from nature and from architects' and engineers' drawings, maps, etc., relating to the electric zone, New York district; and a book of photographs, plans, sections, elevations, etc., relating to the Grand Central Terminal and other improvements in New York City. Other gifts worthy of mention were received from E. D. Church, volume 5 of the "Catalogue of books relating to the discovery and early history of North and South America" in his library; from the Préfet de la Seine, France, 13 volumes and 2 pamphlets, relating to Paris, etc.; from Peter Gray, a copy of his "Skibo, its lairds and history," Edinburgh, 1906; from the Mayor of Milan, 3 volumes and I pamphlet, city documents; from John T. Quin, St. Croix, Danish West Indies, "The Building of an island, being a sketch of the geological structure of the Danish West Indian Island of St. Croix or Santa Cruz," By John T. Quin, Printed in New York, 1907; from Marshall H. Saville and George G. Heye, a copy of "Contributions to South American archæology, The George G. Heye expedition," vol. I (The antiquities of Manabi, Ecuador, a preliminary report by Marshall H. Saville), New York, 1907; from Edward W. Sheldon, the typewritten preliminary Report of the Committee on the Banking Law, relating to the incorporation, conduct and supervision of banks and trust companies, 16 December, 1907, submitted to Gov. Hughes, and a copy of the Report as printed; from the Swedish Riksgäldkontoret, 46 volumes of the Bihang and Riksdagens Protokoll for 1907; and from W. D. Weaver, volumes 1-10 (bound as five) of the "Catalogue de l'histoire de France, Bibliothèque Impériale, Departement des Imprimés," Paris, 1855-1870. Additions were made to the German-American collection by the Freidenker Publishing Co., 14 volumes of of "Der Freidenker" and 18 volumes of the "Amerikanische Turnzeitung "; by Henry Freudenthal, 6 volumes and 7 pamphlets; and others. At the LENOX branch the exhibition of Jacquemart's etchings, selected from the Avery collection, and the wood-engravings by A. Prunaire were continued during the month. At the ASTOR branch the display of prints of "Oriental Carpets" was replaced December 7 by prints from the annual report of the Isthmian Canal Commission, 1907, showing present conditions of work and life at Panama, and the display of American etchings was continued. Picture bulletins and temporary collections of books on special shelves at the circulation branches were as follows: CHATHAM SQUARE, December calendar, Our forefathers, Lucy Fitch Perkins, Queen of Hearts; RIVINGTON STREET, Opera scores, Winter; BOND STREET, Ireland to-day, Transportation of the injured, Travels in Patagonia; HUDSON PARK, Prevention of consumption, Tour through Greece, Music, Oscar II. of Sweden, the navy, Myths and stories of the Northland, Arctic exploration; OTTENDORFER, North American geography, European geography, Art, Music; TOMPKINS SQUARE, Animals, Epiphany, Picture books; 58TH STREET, British possessions beyond the sea, Opera singers and composers, Snowbound; RIVERSIDE, Caricatures by Max Beerbohm, Fairy tales, Ghost stories; ST. AGNES, Books about Indians, Oscar II. King of Sweden; BLOOMINGDALE, Pictures of the Madonna; HARLEM LIBRARY, Sea stories, Santa Claus; 125TH STREET, Indoor games, Polar exploration, Laws and ordinances; 135TH STREET, Poems of the New Year, United States navy; HAMILTON GRANGE, Little housekeepers; TREMONT, Views of foreign cities, Classic art and Japanese prints; STAPLETON, Mother Goose rhymes, Mexico and Central America; PORT RICHMOND, Our navy, Scandinavia. In addition there were bulletins on Christmas at twenty-three branches, on John Greenleaf Whittier at fourteen branches, on new books at eight branches, and on New Year's Day at five branches. At ST. GEORGE was shown a collection of books chosen particularly for their suitability for Christmas presents for children, and at ST. AGNES (as a loan from the American Museum of Natural History) an exhibit of articles used or worn by American Indians, chosen with special reference to the light they cast on Longfellow's "Hiawatha." The collection of menus formed by Miss Frank E. Buttolph amounted at the close of 1907 to 16,500 pieces representing an increase of 1,306 pieces during the year. LIST OF WORKS IN THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY RELATING TO ARABIC POETRY. Prepared by Miss I. A. Pratt under direction of Dr. Richard Gottheil. BIBLIOGRAPHY. GENERAL WORKS AND HISTORY. METRE AND PROSODY. Order of Arrangement: COLLECTIONS. INDIVIDUAL AUTHORS. BIBLIOGRAPHY. Besides the bibliographies here listed the Library has also a good collection of Arabic general bibliographies, most of which contain references to poetical works; particularly worthy of mention is the complete file of the catalogues of the libraries of Constantinople mosques printed 1883-1894. Ahlwardt (Wilhelm). Die Poesie. (In his: Verzeichniss der arabischen Handschriften der königlichen Bibliothek zu Berlin. Berlin, 1887-99. f. Bd. 6, pp. 471-628; Bd. 7, pp. 1-299.) Aumer (Joseph). Poetische Literatur. (In his: Die arabischen Handschriften der k. Hof- und Staatsbibliothek in Muenchen. Muenchen, 1866. 8°. pp. 194-283.) Bibliothèque Impériale Publique de St. Petersbourg. See Imperatorskaya Publichnaya Biblioteka. Bibliothèque Khediviale. Poetry included in Ilm al adab. (In: Bibliothèque Khediviale. Fihrist al-kutub [catalogue]. Cairo, 1888–93. 7 v. in 8. 8°. v. 4, pp. 201-352.) British Museum. Poetici. (In: Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum orientalium. Pars 2 [et supplementum]. Londoni, 1846-71. f°. pp. 257317, 479-513.) - Poetry. (In: CHARLES RIEU's Supplement to the catalogue of the Arabic manuscripts. London, 1894. f. pp. 644-708.) Brockelmann (Carl). Die Poesie. (In his: Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur. Weimar, 1898-1902. 8°. Bd. 1, pp. 17-30, 36–64, 72-92, 246-274; Bd. 2, pp. 8–21, 159-161, 171, 180–181, 192-193, 237, 258-259, 271-284, 372-373, 378-380, 398-400, 473-477, 493-494.) Casiri (Michael). Poetici. (In his: Bibliotheca Arabico-Hispana Escurialensis...Matriti, 176070. f. v. I, pp. 63–141.) Derenbourg (Hartwig). Poesie. (In his: Les manuscrits arabes de l'Escurial. Tome 1, p. 164331. Paris, 1884. 4°.) Dozy (Reinhart Pieter Anne). Poesis. Libri arabici. (In his: Catalogus codicum orientalium Bibliothecæ Academiæ Lugduno Batavæ. Lugduno Batavorum, 1851-77. 8°. v. 2, pp. 1-106.) Fluegel (Gustav). Poesie Arabisch. (In his: Die arabischen, persischen, und türkischen Hand schriften der kaiserlich-königlichen Hofbibliothek zu Wien. Wien, 1865-67. 4°. Bd. 1, pp. 428492.) Houtsma (Martinus Theodorus). Poésie. (In his: Catalogue d'une collection de manuscrits arabes et turcs appartenant a la maison E. J. Brill. Leide [18-?]. 8°. pp. 1-19.) Imperatorskaya Publichnaya Biblioteka. Poésie. (In: Catalogue des manuscrits et xylographes orientaux de la Bibliothèque Impériale Publique de St. Petersbourg. St. Petersbourg, 1852. 4°. pp. 120-137.) Kamal al-Din Ahmad and ABD AL-MUKTADIR. Arabic manuscripts. Poetry. (In their: Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian manuscripts in the library of the Calcutta Madrasah. Calcutta, 1905. 8°. pp. 48-53.) Lambrecht (E.) Poésie. (In his: Catalogue de la Bibliothèque de l'École des Langues Orientales Vivantes. Tome I. Paris, 1897. 4°. pp. 141-173, 440-442.) Littmann (Enno). Poetry. (In his: A list of Arabic manuscripts in Princeton University library. Princeton, 1904. 8°. pp. 1-4.) Loth (Otto). Poetry and elegant prose. (In his: Catalogue of the Arabic manuscripts in the library of the India office. London, 1877. 4°. pp. 232-243.) Moeller (Johann Heinrich). Carmina. (In his: Catalogus librorum tam manuscriptorum...in Bibliotheca Gothana asservantur. Gotha, 1825. 8°. pp. 178-242.) Pertsch (Ludwig Karl Wilhelm). Poesie. (In his: Die orientalischen Handschriften der Herzog. lichen Bibliothek zu Gotha. Gotha, 1878-92. 8°. Th. 3, Bd. 4, pp. 209-354.) Rieu (Charles). See British Museum. Rosen (Victor), baron. Poésie, anthologies, contes. (In his: Les manuscrits arabes de l'Institut des Langues Orientales. St. Petersbourg, 1877. 8°. pp. 35-62.) Ross (Edward Denison), and EDWARD G. BROWNE. Arabic poetry. (In their: Catalogue of two collections of Persian and Arabic manuscripts preserved in the India Office Library. London, 1902. 8°. pp. 68-72.) Bibliography, cont'd. Shamsu al-Ulama Mirza Ashraf Ali. Poetical works. (In his: Catalogue of the Arabic books and manuscripts in the library of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Fasc. 1. Calcutta, 1899. f°. pp. 93-96.) Slane (William Mac Guckin de). Poésie. (In: Bibliothèque Nationale, Dept. des manuscrits. Catalogue des manuscrits arabes. Paris, 1883-95. f°. pp. 545-602.) Sprenger (Aloys). Arabic poetry and elegant prose. (In his: A catalogue of the Bibliotheca Orientalis Sprengeriana. Giessen, 1857. 8°. pp. 69-77.) Stewart (Charles). Poetry. Arabic books. (In his: A descriptive catalogue of the Oriental library of the late Tippoo Sultan of Mysore. Cambridge, 1809. 4°. pp. 78-81.) Store Kongelige Bibliothek, Copenhagen. Codices poetici. (In: Codices orientales Bibliothecæ Regiæ Hafniensis. Pars altera. Hafnia, 1851. 4°. pp. 140-159.) Im Tornberg (Carl Johann). Codices poetici. Arabici. (In his: Codices arabici, persici et turcici Bibliothecæ Regiæ Universitatis Upsaliensis. pensis Reg. Univ. Upsaliensis, 1849. 4°. pp. 75-92.) Weijers (Henricus Engelinus). Poetici argumenti. (In his: Catalogus codicum orientalium Bibliothecæ Academiæ Regiæ Scientiarum, quem a ...Weijersio inchoatum, post hujus mortem absolvit et edidit P. de Jong. Lugduni Batavorum, 1862. 8°. pp. 118-136.) 8°. Zenker (Julius Theodor). Poetes. (In his: Bibliotheca orientalis. Leipzig, 1846-61. v. 1, pp. 53-59; v. 2. pp. 31-35.) GENERAL WORKS AND HISTORY. Adler (G. J.) The poetry of the Arabs of Spain. Being the substance of a lecture read in the small chapel of the University of the City of New York, March, 1867. New York: Wynkoop & Hallenbeck, 1867. vi, 7-47 pp. 8°. Ahlwardt (Wilhelm). Bemerkungen über die Aechtheit der alten Arabischen Gedichte mit besonderer Beziehung auf die sechs Dichter nebst Beiträgen zum richtigen Verständnisse Ennabiga's und Alqama's. Greifswald: L. Bamberg, 1872. vii, 168 pp. 8°. Ueber Poesie und Poetik der Araber. Gotha: F. A. Perthes, 1856. 2 p.l., 88, 6 pp. 4°. Amidi (Abu al-Kasim al-Hasan ibn Bishr al-). Al-Muwazanat bain Abi Tammam wal-Buhturi. [A critical disquisition on the respective merits of the two poets, Abu Tammām and al-Buhturi.] Constantinople, 1870. 3, 197 pp. 8°. Amiri (Muhmmad Hasani al-). Nuzhat al-albab fi tarikh Misr wa shuara al-asr. [On the history of Egypt and the modern poets of Egypt and Syria.] Appendix. Cairo, 1896. 228, 20 pp. 8°. Anastase ( ). Les anciennes poésies chez les Arabes. (Al-Machriq. v. 6, pp. 489-493. Beyrouth, 1903.) Arabian literature. (Southern Literary Messenger. v. 6, pp. 457-460, 563-566, 760-762; v. 7, pp. 113-116; v. 8, pp. 47–50, 448-449. Richmond, 1840-42.) A manLondon: W. Arbuthnot (F. F.) Arabic authors. ual of Arabian history and literature. Heinemann, 1890. xiv, 247 pp. 8°. Bardi (Filippo de). Storia della letteratura Araba sotto il Califfato. Firenze: F. Le Monnier, 1846. 2 v. in I. 8°. Basset (René). La poésie arabe anté-islamique. Leçon d'ouverture faite a l'École supérieure des lettres d'Alger le 12 mai 1880. Paris: E. Leroux, 1880. I p.l., 82 p. 16°. (Bibliothèque orientale elzévirienne. v. 30.) Bjorkman (Gustavus), and MAGNUS EHRENZON. Carmina vetustioris ævi Arabica Latine versa. Pt. I. Upsalia [1819]. 8°. Boucher (R.) Deux poetes ante-islamiques. Notice sur Orwa ben el-Ward. [Notice sur Zou'lAsba el-Adouani.] (Journal asiatique. 6. sér., v. 9, pp. 97-146. Paris, 1867.) Brockelmann (Carl). Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur. Weimar: E. Felber, 18971902. 2 v. 8°. Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur. Leipzig: C. F. Amelung, 1901. vi, 265 p. 8°. (In: Litteraturen des Ostens. Bd. 62.) Caussin de Perceval (A.) Notice sur les trois poètes arabes Akhtal, Farazdak et Djerir. (Journal asiatique. 2. sér., v. 13, pp. 289-316, 507-552; v. 14, pp. 5-39. Paris, 1834.) Cheikho (Louis). Les allusions chrétiennes dans la poésie préislamique. (Al-Machriq. pp. 618-628, 647-652. Beyrouth, 1904.) v. 7, Les dates poétiques en arabe. (Al-Machriq. v. 6, pp. 986-993. Beyrouth, 1903.) (Al La littérature arabe préislamique. Machriq. v. 6, pp. 1057-1072. Beyrouth, 1903.) Les récits bibliques dans la poésie préislamique. (Al-Machriq. v. 7, pp. 530-539, 559570. Beyrouth, 1904.) La Ste. Vierge dans la poésie populaire. (Al-Machriq. v. 7, pp. 1087-1099. Beyrouth, 1904.) Cherbonneau (A.) Lettre à M. J. Derenbourg, sur les poésies arabes de l'Afrique. (Journal asiatique. 5. sér., v. 15, pp. 418-429. Paris, 1860.) Dozy (Reinhart Pieter Anne). Vitæ poetarum. (In his Catalogus codicum orientalium Bibliothecæ Academiæ Lugduno Batavæ. Lugduni Batavorum, 1851-77. 8°. v. 2, pp. 206-288.) Dugat (Gustave). Poésies arabes. Essai de traduction en vers français de Maouals et autres pièces inédites. (Journal asiatique. 4 sér., v. 16, PP. 329-344. Paris, 1850.) Ewald (H.) Ueber die Sammlung arabischer und syrischer Handschriften in British Museum. (Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes. v. 2, pp. 190-214. Göttingen, 1839.) 1, Dichter: Alte. Mofazzelijat; Ali's Divan; Mittlere und spätere Dichter; arabische Dichter in Sicilien. 2, Qoran und Sunna; Grammatik. 3, Philosophie; Natur. 4, Geschichte. Faizullahbhai (Shaikh). An essay on the pre-Islamitic Arabic poetry. Reprinted from the introduction to Capt. F. E. Johnson's translation of the Seven poems. Bombay: Education Soc., 1893. 21 p. 8°. 4. Extracts from the Kalaid al-ikyan. Fauconney (Jean). Les poètes du désert. (Revue de l'Islam. v. 6, pp. 142-144. Paris, 1901.) Geyer (Rudolf). Beiträge zur Kenntnis altarabischer Dichter. (Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes. v. 17, pp. 246–270; v. 18, pp. 1-29. Wien, 1903-4.) Goeje (Michael Jean de). 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Poeseos asiaticæ commentariorum libri sex, cum appendice; subjicitur Limon; seu, Miscellaneorum liber. Londini, 1774. 2 p.l., 8°. 542 pp., 1 l., xxxi p. v. 6.) Same. (In his: Works. London, 1809. 8°. Kremer (Alfred von). Poesie. (In his : Culturgeschichte des Orients unter den Chalifen. Wien, 1875-7. 8°. Bd. 2, pp. 341-395.) Lidman (Sv. Fredr.), and I. H. KINNANder, Dissertatio de antiquo poeseos Arabicæ genio. Pt. I. Upsalia, 1807. 8°. Macdonald (Duncan Black). The poetry of v. 79, Arabia and the ballad problem. (Nation. pp. 518-519. New York, 1904.) Malouf (J. A.) La musique et le chant chez les Arabes. (Al-Machriq. v. 7, pp. 843-849, 901908. Beyrouth, 1904.) Menendez Pidal (Ramon). Sobre Aluacaxi y la elegia arabe de Valencia. (In: HOMENAJE a D. Francisco Codera. Zaragoza, 1904. pp. 393409.) Muir (Sir William). Ancient Arabic poetry; its genuineness and authenticity. (Royal Asiatic Society. Journal. n. s., v. 11, pp. 72-92. London, 1879.) Nicholson (Reynold A.) A literary history of the Arabs. London: T. F. Unwin, 1997. 3 p.l., ix-xxxi, 500 p., I pl. 8°. (The Library of literary history.) Noeldeke (Theodor). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Poesie der alten Araber. Hannover: C. Rümpler, 1864. 4 p.l., xxiv, 224 p. 8°. Ueber den Diwan des Abu Talib und den des Abu'l aswad Adduali. (Deutsche morgenländische Gesellschaft. v. 18, pp. 220 240. Zeitschrift. Leipzig, 1864.) Pizzi (Italo). Letteratura araba. Milano: U. Hoepli, 1903. I p.l., v-xi, 388 p. 16°. (Manuali Hoepli. 335-336.) Reinaud ( ). De l'état de la littérature chez les populations chrétiennes arabes de la Syrie. (Journal asiatique. 5. sér., v. 9, pp. 465-489. Paris, 1857.) De l'utilité pp. 321-339. Paris, 1826.) Sjöbring (P.), and others. Carmen Græcum... |