Author
Jighmīnī, Maḥmūd ibn Muḥammad, -1221?
Author Original
Jighmīnī, Maḥmūd ibn Muḥammad, -1221?, جغميني، محمود بن محمد
Publication Place
-
[ between 15--? and 17--?]
Subject
Astronomy, Arab—Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton
Type
Book
Language
ar
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
31
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
9948616653506421
Record ID
8p58pg559
Library Location
HSVM Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 4453Y, HSVM Electronic Resource, ELF1 Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 4453Y, ELF1 Electronic Resource
Date
1500-01-01 T00:00:00 AH/1799-12-31 T:Khasz:Khasz — 1500-1799
Notes
Compendium on astronomy, comprising an introduction and two parts (maqālah). | Ms. codex., Title from title page (fol. 2a)., 13 lines per page. Contains diagrams. The ms. can be divided in three parts in different scripts (and paper?): fol. 2-10; 11-22; 23-30. Fol. 1 and 31 and later fly-leaves of glazed European paper with watermark. Catchword on the verso of most leaves., Inscription in Arabic on a label pasted on the upper cover: “47 Riyāḍīyāt”. Inscription in Arabic on a label pasted on the interior of the upper cover: "Ḥāʼ 65"., According to R. Mach, this copy dates from the 10th century H., Incipit: Praise be to God, the sufficiency of His favors and prayer... Says... Mahmoud bin Muhammad bin Omar Al-Jaghminini Al-Khwarizmi... I wrote this book in the form of a scholar, as a reminder from me to every scholar, deviating the summary with the statement and the brevity of the words into simplification. Meanings, Explicit: Perhaps this amount that was mentioned is sufficient to achieve what you wanted, so let this be the end of the book. The summary was written in the Authority of Al-Aflak | Marbled paper pasted on brown leather for upper and lower covers. | Ownership statements on fol. 1a and 2a (one dated 1215 AH; seals of Muṣtafá Ṣidqī on fol. 2a). Acquired from Abraham Shalom Yahuda, 1942., From the library of Muṣtafá Ṣidqī (Ottoman mathematican, d. 1183/ 1769 or 70). | Mach, R. Yahuda, 4874, King, D. Survey of the scientific manuscripts (1986), G17, Brockelmann, C. GAL, I, 473/5, Brockelmann, C. GAL, SI, 865 (5/1)