| Collection | GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections |
| Level | Fonds |
| Ref No | MS 3574 |
| Title | Ogilvie-Forbes of Boyndlie library: MSS Oriental and Western |
| Date | 1537 - 1929 |
| Extent | 0.14 linear metres |
| Creator Name | Ogilvie-Forbes, John Charles (1850-1931), of Boyndlie, antiquarian
Ibn al-Wardi (d 1348), Persian poet, author of 'Kharidat ut Ajaib' or 'Pearl of Marvels', a cosmographical work.
Jami [Nur al-Din Abd al-Rahman] (1414 - 1492), Persian poet and prose writer, author of 'Haft Awrang' ('The Seven Thrones').
Sadi [Muslih al-Din] (1213 - 1292), Persian and Arabic poet, author of 'The Rose Garden' and 'The Orchard'.
John of the Cross [St. Jean de la Croix, Juan de Yepes y Alvarez] (1542 - 1591), poet and reformer of the Carmelite Order.
Jacob Boehme (1573 - 1624), German mystic theologian.
Francois de la Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680), writer and collector of Maximes.
Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude (1864 - 1917), KCB, CMG, DSO, Coldstream Guards. |
| Administrative History | The son of Dr. George Ogilvie-Forbes, Professor of Physiology at the University of Aberdeen, John Charles Ogilvie-Forbes was born in 1850 and educated at Harrow, then at the universities of Aberdeen and Oxford. He graduated MA in 1871. In 1886 he inherited Boyndlie, Aberdeenshire and was a careful and interested proprietor. He took a prominent role amongst Scottish Roman Catholics, and shared his father’s interests in church history, as well as Scottish and local antiquities. He died in 1931 in Wiltshire. |
| Source | John Charles Ogilvie-Forbes, (1850-1931), of Boyndlie, antiquarian |
| Description | Sadi: 'Bostan' (Garden of Fragrance), 1537; Album of Persian verse, 17th century; Ibn al-Wardi: 'Kharidate ut Ajaib', 18th century; Jami: 'Yusuf u Zulaikha' (Joseph and Zuleika, a romance), 1830s; volume bought at Mocca [Mocka?] in 1833; commonplace book, 1660s; volume containing work of John of the Cross, Jacob Boehme, and other religious authors, 18th century; Moral reflections of F. de la Rochefoucauld, 18th century; John Forbes' musick book, 1772; Volume on philology, c 1908; Notes on General Sir Stanley Maude, 1920; Abernethie genealogies, 1929.
The item descriptions are taken from notes attached to or enclosed with the volumes. |
| Accruals | None expected. |
| Arrangement | 1-5 Oriental MSS
6-12 Western MSS |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |
| Persian |
| Physical Description | No physical conditions affecting use of collection. |
| Related Material | The Library of printed books is held as a special book collection, shelfmark prefix: Boyndlie. |