Publication Date
[between 1700 and 1850?]
Subject
Manuscripts, Arabic., Hermetism., Astrology, Arab., Hermetism, Hermetism /Early works to 1800., Manuscripts, Arabic., Talismans, Talismans /Religious aspects, Talismans / Religious aspects /Early works to 1800., Astrology, Arab, Astrology, Arab /Early works to 1800., Half covers., Early works., Manuscripts (documents), Diagrams., Codices (bound manuscripts)
Type
kitap
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
59
Physical Dimensions
1 online resource (59 leaves) : paper, illustrations
Library
HathiTrust Digital Library
Record ID
102811575
Date
[between 1700 and 1850?]
Notes
Shelfmark: MS Or 276. Origin: The item is undated, but perhaps copied in the 18th or first half of the 19th century. Decoration: Rubrications in red. 23 small monochrome illustrations on brown paper pasted onto the substrate (f. 34v-37r, 38v-39v, 40v-41v, 42v, 44v-46r). Script: Written in clear naskh in black ink; pointed. Layout: 13 lines per page with some lines shortened when necessary to fit an image. Foliation: Foliated in Hindu-Arabic numerals in pencil, upper center recto. Catchwords every verso, lower left. Title from title page and introduction (f. 4r). Manuscript codex. Formerly owned by George A. Plimpton (bookplate inside front cover).. Copy of a treatise on talismans and astrology said to be by Aristotle who wrote it for Alexander the Great, then said to have been translated into Arabic at the request of the Caliph al-Muʻtaṣim. 23 ink illustrations of various creatures drawn on slightly darker paper pasted onto the substrate.
İlgili İsimler
Plimpton, George A. (George Arthur), 1855-1936, Aristotle, Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C., Muslim World Manuscripts (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
