Publication Date
1212 (608H)
Type
Document
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
257 mm x 180 mm x 41 mm (height x width x depth)
Library
Chester Beatty
Record ID
Per 398
Library Location
Persian collection
Date
1212 (608H)
Notes
World of knowledge (Jahān-e dānesh), by Sharaf al-Dīn al-Mas`ūdī. Codex, ink and colour on paper, 136 folios, Persian text in naskh script, with labelled diagrams (throughout) and world map (fol. 79r), World of knowledge (Jahān-e dānesh), by Sharaf al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Mas`ūd ibn Muḥammad al-Mas`ūdī al-Marwazī, Persian translation of the author’s Arabic work Compendium of Cosmography (al-Kifāya fī `ilm hay’at al-`ālam, composed Samarqand, 1150), unsigned, Iran or Uzbekistan, dated Thursday 12 Ramadan 608H, 24 February 1212.
Materyal
Paper (material), Ink (material), Pigment (material)
Nesne Adı
Codex
Müstensih ve Üretim Yeri
Unknown, Iran (probably)
Yazı Tipi
Naskh script