Author
Ṣūfī, ʻAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʻUmar, 903-986.
Publication Place
[17--?-18--?]. -
Subject
Astronomy., Islamic astronomy., Manuscripts, Persian., Manuscripts, Persian., Islamic astronomy, Islamic astronomy /Early works to 1800., Astronomy, Astronomy /Early works to 1800., Stamps (Provenance), Early works., Manuscripts (documents)
Type
kitap
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
vi + 130 + vii foliated leaves : non-European laid paper, illustrations ; 237 x 167 (180 x 110) mm, bound to 237 x 167 mm
Library
HathiTrust Digital Library
Record ID
102811743
Notes
Owner's note and stamp (f. 1r). Shelfmark: MS Or 442. Origin: The item is undated; probably copied in the 18th or 19th century. Decoration: 65 illustrations of constellations, often in color; numerous tables in red and black; rubrications in red. Script: Written in nastaʻlīq in black ink; pointed. Layout: 23 lines per page and occasional tables of variable dimensions. Manuscript codex.. Lacunose copy of an illustrated Persian translation of a book of astronomy, mostly focused on the constellations; constellation illustrations from two sides have been transferred by pounce and are sometimes not completely inked or painted (see f. 52v, for example). Others have been outlined by pricking (see f. 58 lower illustrations, for example).
İlgili İsimler
Smith, David Eugene, 1860-1944, Muslim World Manuscripts (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
