Publication Date
1596
Subject
Geometry > Islamic countries > History. Manuscripts, Persian.
Type
belge
Language
Persian
Digital
No
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
11 foliated leaves : paper ; 200 x 110 (130 x 55) mm manuscript
Library
Columbia University Libraries
Library Asset ID
Call Number: MS Or 46
Record ID
13554105
Library Location
Online
Date
1596
Notes
Manuscript codex. Title of manuscript from introduction to first work (f. 1v) and introduction to second work (f. 3v). Layout: 17 long lines. Foliation: Modern western foliation added in pencil, upper left recto; catchwords every verso, lower left. Script: Written in nastaʻliq in black ink; pointed, unvocalized. Decoration: Rubrications in red. Origin: Copy completed in Lahore, 1005 AH (1596) (f. 11v). Shelfmark: MS Or 46. Also available as a digital facsimile. Gift of David Eugene Smith, 1931-1934. Disbound, fragment of a paper wrapper. - 1. f. 1v-3r: Sharḥ-i ʻaṣā-yi mukhtariʻ-i humāyūn pādshāh 2. f. 3v-11v: Ganj-i nahān khānah-i ḥay-i qadīm.
Sample Text
Two works copied together; the first is on calculating the direction of the Qibla, and the second is on spherical geometry.
Ayrıca Şu Başlıklar Altında
Smith, David Eugene, 1860-1944, former owner. Muslim World Manuscripts (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
WorldCat
https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1055768592