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Badī` al-ḥisāb. New calculation.
( بدىع الحساب)

Title	Badī` al-ḥisāb. New calculation.
Title Original	بدىع الحساب
Author	Rajab ʻAlī Beg. Rajab Ali Beg.
Author Original	رجب علی بیگ
Publication Date:	1851
Subject	Arithmetic. Geometry. Manuscripts, Persian.
Type	belge
Language	Persian
Digital	No
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	[1], 76, [2] foliated leaves : paper, diagrams ; 258 x 172 (185 x 90) mm, bound to 263 x 176 mm manuscript
Library:	Columbia University Libraries
Library Asset ID	Call Number: MS Or 36
Record ID	13535814
Library Location	Online
Date	1851
Notes	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.
Sample Text	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

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Badī` al-ḥisāb. New calculation.

( بدىع الحساب)

Author Rajab ʻAlī Beg. Rajab Ali Beg.

Author Original رجب علی بیگ

Publication Date 1851

Subject Arithmetic. Geometry. Manuscripts, Persian.

Type belge

Language Persian

Digital No

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions [1], 76, [2] foliated leaves : paper, diagrams ; 258 x 172 (185 x 90) mm, bound to 263 x 176 mm manuscript

Library Columbia University Libraries

Library Asset ID Call Number: MS Or 36

Record ID 13535814

Library Location Online

Date 1851

Notes 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.

Sample Text 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