Author
Ṭanasī, Muṣṭafá ibn Aḥmad, -1867
Author Original
Ṭanasī, Muṣṭafá ibn Aḥmad, -1867, طنسي، مصطفى بن احمد، -1867
Publication Date
1800
Publication Place
-
[between 1800 and 1867]
Subject
Astrology, Arab, Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton, holographs (autographs), diagrams, tables (documents), Autographs, Stamps
Type
Book
Language
ar
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
56
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
9963575423506421
Record ID
dcn009wc882
Library Location
Special Collections Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 513H
Date
01-01-1800 T00:00:00 AH/12-31-1867 T:KHZ:KHZZ — 1800-1867
Notes
Autograph copy of a work on astronomy and astrology dealing with the sun, the moon, the planets and constellations, the signs of the Zodiac and the astroological characteristics of the days of the week. | Ms. codex., Title from title page (fol. 1a)., A few marginal notes. MS contains a number of charts, tables and diagrams. Bio-bibliographical note about the author on the title page., Collection: Paper ; fol. i + 56 + iii ; catchwords; Modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals., Layout: 23 lines per page; ruled., Description: Rubricated ; modern paper; MS in very good condition., Incipit: In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to you, O you who made the sun a light among the planets, a mercy for creatures..., Ending: And contemplate what is there to guide actions to perfection by the power of the Almighty King | Contemporaneous quarter-bound type III (without flap) binding in fabric and green marbled paper. Tan paper pastedowns and flyleaves. | Ownership signature of Muḥammad Kamāl al-Dīn ibn ʻAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ḥarīrī al-Khalwatī al-Bakrī dated [1]28[?] and his seal impression (fol. 2a). Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900. | Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 1011.