Fuat Sezgin series of reprint volumes - Help required - Request for information


Alchemy discussion forum > Request for information > Help required > Fuat Sezgin series of reprint volumes

Moderated by: alchemyd

Author

Post

Alan Pritchard
Guest

Joined:
Location:
Posts:
Status:	Offline

Does anyone know if there is a UK library that has these volumes from the Institut für Geschichte der Arabisch-Islamischen Wissenschaften? 11 volumes with some alchemical content.

I've tried ILL, but BL does not have them and wants around £60 per volume for an international ILL.

Alan

Paul Ferguson
Member

Joined:	Fri Feb 15th, 2008
Location:
Posts:	1538
Status:	Offline

Hi Alan,

Have you tried the Wellcome?

http://catalogue.wellcome.ac.uk/search/a?searchtype=Y&searcharg=Institut+f%C3%BCr+Geschichte+der+Arabisch-Islamischen+Wissenschaften&SORT=D&searchscope=8&submit.x=16&submit.y=13&submit=Submit

or SOAS:

http://lib.soas.ac.uk/search/?searchtype=Y&searcharg=Fuat+Sezgin&searchscope=1&SORT=D

Last edited on Sat Oct 24th, 2009 05:51 pm by Paul Ferguson

Alan Pritchard
Guest

Joined:
Location:
Posts:
Status:	Offline

Hi Paul,

Yes, but not the ones I need.
The volumes are listed in http://www.alchemywebsite.com/a-archive_sep04.html
The message dated 2 Sep 2004 by José Rodríguez Guerrero

Alan

Paul Ferguson
Member

Joined:	Fri Feb 15th, 2008
Location:
Posts:	1538
Status:	Offline

Oh dear, looks as if it would be cheaper to buy it than borrow it

All I can suggest is tracking down some of the original volumes individually. The BL certainly has some. Royal Asiatic Society perhaps?

Perhaps another library would offer a cheaper ILL solution? U of Glasgow perhaps, Adam?

Alan Pritchard
Guest

Joined:
Location:
Posts:
Status:	Offline

Yes, I think that I will have to write to them & see if any are still available.

It was interesting, though, looking at some of the Wellcome records, to see that they were only issued in very small numbers (80 or 100).

Alan

Alan Pritchard
Guest

Joined:
Location:
Posts:
Status:	Offline

I did write to the Institute and had a reply from the librarian, saying that they were all o/p. He has been most helpful though, in sending photocopies of the contents pages.

Alan