Yazar
Rajab ʻAlī Beg. رجب علی بیگ.
Yazar Orijinal
رجب علی بیگ
Basım Tarihi
1851
Konu
Arithmetic. Geometry. Manuscripts, Persian.
Tür
belge
Dil
Farsça
Dijital
Hayır
Yazma
Evet
Fiziksel Boyutlar
[1], 76, [2] foliated leaves : paper, diagrams ; 258 x 172 (185 x 90) mm, bound to 263 x 176 mm manuscript
Kütüphane
Columbia Üniversitesi Kütüphaneleri
Demirbaş Numarası
Call Number: MS Or 36
Kayıt Numarası
13535814
Lokasyon
Online
Tarih
1851
Notlar
Manuscript codex. Title from introduction (f. 2r). Layout: 15 long lines with some geometrical figures and formulas written vertically in between the text. Script: Written in rapid nastaʻliq in black ink; pointed, unvocalized. Decoration: Overlines, headings, and textual divisions in red. Geometrical diagrams in black. Inserted: A letter written by David Eugene Smith on behalf of the American Mathematical Society (founded 1888) asking for contributions to the library of the Society laid in (between f. 5v and 6r). The back of the letter holds a handwritten long division problem, copied from f. 5v, with an explanation by Smith. Shelfmark: MS Or 36. Origin: Copy completed on 25 April 1851; the corresponding date in Vikram Samvat, 1908, is also given (f. 76v). Also available as a digital facsimile. Gift of David Eugene Smith, 1931-1934. Islamic binding. Full brown leather with blind tooling.
Örnek Metin
Manual of arithmetic and geometry for merchants' use including how to calculate the area of a ship. According to the compiler, the work includes excerpts from the following texts: Muntakhab al-ḥisāb, Līlāvatī, and Dastūr al-ʻamal.
Ayrıca Şu Başlıklar Altında
Smith, David Eugene, 1860-1944, former owner. Muslim World Manuscripts (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Biyografik / Tarihsel Not
Author's name appears in the manuscript as Rajab ʻAlī Beg wald Fāz̤il Beg. The work is listed in Āghā Buzurg al-Ṭihrānī as number 215 (3.73). Author's name also listed in Fihris aʻlām al-Dharīʻah ilá taṣānīf al-Shīʻah as Ibn Rajab, ʻAbd al-Qāhir al-Ḥuwayzī al-ʻIbadi (1.852).
WorldCat
https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1053902029