Author
Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 530H
Subject
Ibn al-Hāʼim, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad -1412—Muqniʻ fī ʻilm al-jabr wa-al-muqābalah, Quadrants (Astronomical instruments)—Early works to 1800, Algebra—Early works to 1800, Mathematics, Arab—Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton, Autographs, Watermarks (Paper)
Type
kitap
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
50
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
9963575773506421
Record ID
dc9306t889x
Library Location
Special Collections Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 530H
Date
01-01-1600 T00:00:00 AH/12-31-1699 T:Khas:Khasz — 1600-1699
Notes
A commentary on al-Muqniʻ, a poem on algebra, by Shihab al-Dīn Ibn al-Hāʼim. Followed by a Turkish text on the quadrant. | Ms. composite codex., Title from title page (fol. 2a)., A few marginal notes. Inscriptions and short texts on upper pastedown, fol. 1a, 37a and 49b-50b., Collection: Paper ; fol. 50; catchwords ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals., Layout: 17 lines per page., Description: Written in Fārisī and other scripts; text of Muqniʻ in red and commentary in black; overlining in red; watermarks (fol. 1-37: anchor, countermark, animal (lion?) ; fol. 38-50?: crown-star-crescent) ; MS in good condition., Origin: [Qawl al-mubdiʻ] Copied Tuesday 2 Rabīʻ al-Thānī 1012 (fol. 36b)., Incipit: [The Book of Creative Sayings] In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to God, who has strengthened the hearts of His saints with a good response... And then he says, “Fakir, may God have mercy on him.” Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazali was originally from Damascus and was born in Egypt. Famous for the tribe of Mardini... -- [This is a letter of a quarter of a circle] Praise be to God who placed over the green sea of the sphere arches of arches extending to the heavens..., Colophon: The completion of the commentary of this blessed explanation was on Tuesday, the second month of Rabi’ al-Thani, in the year twelve after the thousand of the Prophet’s migration. Best prayers and peace be upon its owner. May God’s blessings and peace be upon our master Muhammad, his family, and his companions, and always with great peace until the Day of Judgment. Praise be to God alone -- [This is a quarter-circle message] completed | 1. fol. 1b: [astronomical inscription], 2. fol. 2a-36b: Kitāb al-Qawl al-Mubdiʻ fī sharh al-Muqniʻ / lil-Shaykh Badr al-Dīn Muḥammad Sibṭ al-Māridīnī. In original colophon is a statement that the commentary was composed in 876 [1472]., 3. fol. 37a: [fāʼidah], 4. fol. 38a-49a: Haza Risale-yi rub-ı daire. Text on the quadrant., 5. fol. 49b-50b: [miscellaneous inscriptions including coordinates of Mecca and other cities among other topics] | Later quarter-bound type III (without flap) binding in red leather and marbled paper. Covers consist of two layers of paper. Some evidence that the pages have been trimmed. | Ownership signatures on title page (fol. 2a) include Janātīʹzādah[?]. Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900. | Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 1048., Pertsch, Die orientalischen handsschriften der Herzoglichen bibliothek zu Gotha, 1491³.
İnternette mevcut
arks.princeton.edu
Koleksiyonlar
Middle East Manuscripts, Princeton Digital Library of Islamic Manuscripts
Bağışlayan
Garrett, Robert, 1875-1961
