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Treatise on the Meaning of Lights: manuscript, [2nd half of 19th cent.]
(رسالة في دلالة الأنواء ، )

Title	Treatise on the Meaning of Lights: manuscript, [2nd half of 19th cent.]
Title Original	رسالة في دلالة الأنواء ،
Author	By Abu Ishaq al-Zajjaj., Abu Ishaq Ibrahim bin al-Sirri al-Zajjaj -923., Max Meyerhof 1874-1945, Louis Charles Karpinski 1878-1956
Author Original	لأبي إسحق الزجاج أبو إسحق ابراهيم بن السري الزجاج
Publication Date:	1850
Subject	Faceted Application of Subject Terminology Astronomy, Arab Calendar Manuscripts, Arabic Michigan—Ann Arbor Moon Early works Library of Congress Subject Headings Manuscripts, Arabic—Michigan—Ann Arbor Astronomy, Arab—Early works to 1800 Calendar—Early works to 1800 Moon—Early works to 1800 Répertoire de Vedettes-Matière Manuscrits arabes—Michigan—Ann Arbor Astronomie arabe—Ouvrages avant 1800 Calendrier—Ouvrages avant 1800
Type	Document
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	1 volume ([15] pages) : illustrations ; 25 cm
Library:	McGill University Libraries
Library Asset ID	756440620
Record ID	756440620
Date	1850
Notes	Earliest date probably late 19th cent. based on appearance of paper and note in colophon with copyist's name, suggesting exemplar was in a library collection: nuqilat min ḍimn majmūʻah taṭ raqm 198 m mīqāt wa-nasakha dhālik al-ʻabd al-faqīr ... Maḥmūd Ṣidqī al-Nassākh. Text rubricated; contains thumbnail sketches of the constellations. Watermark: No. 13/MILL.
Sample Text	For Abu Ishaq Al-Zajjaj.
Yazar Rolü	Former owner, Former owner, ,
Biyografik/Tarihsel Bilgi	Originally a glass-polisher; a pupil of Muḥammad ibn Yazīd al-Mubarrad (d. 898); became a noted grammarian; eventually became tutor to Abbasid caliph al-Muʻtaḍid bi-Allāh (d. 902).
Veritabanı	WorldCat
Tür	Early works. Early works to 1800. Ouvrages avant 1800.
Sahiplik/Koruma Geçmişi	Purchased in Cairo, 1933/34. Owners' marks: inside cover, manuscript notes in handwriting of Max Meyerhof; inside cover, note in handwriting of Louis Charles Karpinski, "From Dr. Meyerhof in May, 1934."
WorldCat Varlığı	View on Worldcat Entities أبو إسحق ابراهيم بن السري الزجاج Max Meyerhof Louis Charles Karpinski

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Treatise on the Meaning of Lights: manuscript, [2nd half of 19th cent.]

(رسالة في دلالة الأنواء ، )

Author By Abu Ishaq al-Zajjaj., Abu Ishaq Ibrahim bin al-Sirri al-Zajjaj -923., Max Meyerhof 1874-1945, Louis Charles Karpinski 1878-1956

Author Original لأبي إسحق الزجاج أبو إسحق ابراهيم بن السري الزجاج

Publication Date 1850

Subject Faceted Application of Subject Terminology Astronomy, Arab Calendar Manuscripts, Arabic Michigan—Ann Arbor Moon Early works Library of Congress Subject Headings Manuscripts, Arabic—Michigan—Ann Arbor Astronomy, Arab—Early works to 1800 Calendar—Early works to 1800 Moon—Early works to 1800 Répertoire de Vedettes-Matière Manuscrits arabes—Michigan—Ann Arbor Astronomie arabe—Ouvrages avant 1800 Calendrier—Ouvrages avant 1800

Type Document

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 1 volume ([15] pages) : illustrations ; 25 cm

Library McGill University Libraries

Library Asset ID 756440620

Record ID 756440620

Date 1850

Notes Earliest date probably late 19th cent. based on appearance of paper and note in colophon with copyist's name, suggesting exemplar was in a library collection: nuqilat min ḍimn majmūʻah taṭ raqm 198 m mīqāt wa-nasakha dhālik al-ʻabd al-faqīr ... Maḥmūd Ṣidqī al-Nassākh. Text rubricated; contains thumbnail sketches of the constellations. Watermark: No. 13/MILL.

Sample Text For Abu Ishaq Al-Zajjaj.

Yazar Rolü Former owner, Former owner, ,

Biyografik/Tarihsel Bilgi Originally a glass-polisher; a pupil of Muḥammad ibn Yazīd al-Mubarrad (d. 898); became a noted grammarian; eventually became tutor to Abbasid caliph al-Muʻtaḍid bi-Allāh (d. 902).

Veritabanı WorldCat

Tür Early works. Early works to 1800. Ouvrages avant 1800.

Sahiplik/Koruma Geçmişi Purchased in Cairo, 1933/34. Owners' marks: inside cover, manuscript notes in handwriting of Max Meyerhof; inside cover, note in handwriting of Louis Charles Karpinski, "From Dr. Meyerhof in May, 1934."

WorldCat Varlığı View on Worldcat Entities أبو إسحق ابراهيم بن السري الزجاج Max Meyerhof Louis Charles Karpinski