The manuscript was once in Constantinople .
The manuscript brought from the East to England by Carlyle ( 1759 -- 1804 ) , professor of Arabic , together with the manuscripts 470 , 471 , 472 , 474 , 475 , 488 .
The manuscript was once in Constantinople , but brought from the East to England by Carlyle ( 1759 -- 1804 ) , professor of Arabic , together with the manuscripts 470 , 471 , 472 , 474 , 475 , 488 .