Publication Date
c 1605 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Book
Language
ara,fas
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Add MS 23570, ff 4v-6r
Record ID
vdc_100023431932.0x000002
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
c 1605 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
A collection of short extracts of poetry and prose in Perisan and Arabic on various topics related to the natural sciences. The extracts are attributed to such authorities and works as Sharaf al-Dīn ‘Alī Yazdī (شرف الدين علي يزدي, d. 1454; f. 5r), the
Optica
(كتاب المناظر) of Euclid of Alexandria (Εὐκλείδης; أقليدس; fl. 300 BC; f. 6r, top); the
Majma‘ al-ba
yān
(مجمع البيان) of Abū ‘Alī Faḍl ibn Ḥasan al-Ṭabarsī (أبو علي فضل بن حسن الطبرسي, d. 1153; f. 6r, lower left).
The text is arranged in irregular columns and blocks on the pages, written horizontally, vertically and diagonally.
Begins (f. 4v, right column, lines 1-2):
سمن برى كه سيم حرف تام او عدويت
كه مال آن عدد اور است اول وثانى
Ends (f. 6r, left column, 10-12):
فهو قوله التعالى ولا الليل سابق النهار
أي قد سبقه النهار قاله
الطبرسي في مجمعه 5
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