Author
Ptolemy, active 2nd century
Publication Date
A.H. 1283 [1867]
Publication Place
[Iran?] -
Subject
Ptolemy,, Ptolemy, /active 2nd century., Ptolemy, / active 2nd century. /Almagest., Manuscripts, Arabic, Manuscripts, Arabic /New York (State), Manuscripts, Arabic / New York (State) /New York., Astronomy, Astronomy /Early works to 1800., Codices (bound manuscripts), Manuscripts.
Type
kitap
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
259
Physical Dimensions
259 leaves : paper, illustrations, tables ; 320 x 210 (230 x 120) mm, bound 330 x 210 x 35 mm
Library
HathiTrust Digital Library
Record ID
103297289
Date
A.H. 1283 [1867]
Notes
Most leaves have been remounted because of damage. Inserted: A note in pen claims rarity of the manuscript, ascribing it to Mahmud Khatib in A.H. 663; a note in pencil below contradicts it and suggests the 19th century date of production. Shelfmark: MS Or 303 - FOLIO. Origin: Copied: 1283 AH / 1867 AD Title from introduction (f. 1v). Layout: varies, extensive marginalia and numerous tables. Manuscript codex. Formerly owned by George A. Plimpton (bookplate on front leaf and inside back cover).. Manuscript copy of an Arabic translation of Ptolemy's Almagest, with extensive commentary by Naṣīr al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Ṭūsī.
İlgili İsimler
Khaṭīb, Maḥmūd, Plimpton, George A. (George Arthur), 1855-1936, Ṭūsī, Naṣīr al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, 1201-1274, Muslim World Manuscripts (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)