Author
Rajab ʻAlī Beg.
Publication Date
1851.
Publication Place
Lahore -
Subject
Manuscripts, Persian., Geometry., Arithmetic., Manuscripts, Persian., Geometry., Arithmetic., Compilation manuscripts., Manuscripts (documents), Insertions (Provenance), Islamic bindings (Binding), Manuals (instructional materials), Diagrams., Codices (bound manuscripts)
Type
kitap
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
1 online resource ([1], 76, [2] foliated leaves) : paper, diagrams
Library
HathiTrust Digital Library
Record ID
102811472
Date
1851.
Notes
Origin: Copy completed on 25 April 1851; the corresponding date in Vikram Samvat, 1908, is also given (f. 76v). Shelfmark: MS Or 36. Inserted: A letter written by David Eugene Smith on behalf of the American Mathematical Society (founded 1888) asking for contributions to the library of the Society laid in (between f. 5v and 6r). The back of the letter holds a handwritten long division problem, copied from f. 5v, with an explanation by Smith. Decoration: Overlines, headings, and textual divisions in red. Geometrical diagrams in black. Script: Written in rapid nastaʻliq in black ink; pointed, unvocalized. Layout: 15 long lines with some geometrical figures and formulas written vertically in between the text. Title from introduction (f. 2r). Manuscript codex.. Manual of arithmetic and geometry for merchants' use including how to calculate the area of a ship. According to the compiler, the work includes excerpts from the following texts: Muntakhab al-ḥisāb, Līlāvatī, and Dastūr al-ʻamal.
İlgili İsimler
Smith, David Eugene, 1860-1944, Muslim World Manuscripts (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
