Author
Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 523H
Subject
Algebra, Mathematics, Arab, Ibn al-Yāsamīn, ʻAbd Allāh ibn Ḥajjāj -1204—Yāsamīnīyah, Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton, Watermarks (Paper)
Type
Book
Language
ar
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
77
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
9963575823506421
Record ID
dcsn00b8355
Library Location
Special Collections Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 523H
Notes
A treatise on algebra. It is stated in the preface that this work is a redaction of the commentary by Muṣṭafá al-Ṭāʼī on al-Yāsamīnīyah, with additions from al-Qawāʻid al-ḥisābīyah wa-al-takhrīj ʻalá al-uṣūl al-jabrīyah. | Ms. codex., Title from title page (fol. 1a)., Marginal notes and glosses. Eight line math inscription on title page., Collection: Paper ; fol. 77; 9 requirements; title page note that MS consists of 8 quires ; catchwords; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals., Layout: 25 lines per page., Description: Rubricated ; watermarks (roman-alphabet letters "VO" or "AO"; three crescents) MS in good condition., Incipit: In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. And after this, this is convincing and complete in the science of algebra, and the interview is brief from the explanation of Sheikh Mustafa Al-Tay, may God have mercy on him, on Al-Yasminiyah, Ending: It says twelve and fifty-seven seven, so the thing is also two, and God knows best what is correct. Done | Unbound. Not sewn. | Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900. | Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 1053.