Author
Abū al-Qāsim ‘Alā’ al-Dīn ‘Alī ibn Muḥammad al-Qūshjī
Publication Date
1646-47 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
kitap
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Add MS 23569, ff 1v-46r
Record ID
vdc_100025652531.0x000001
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
1646-47 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
Popular textbook of astronomy written in Samarqand in 1458 by Abū al-Qāsim ‘Alā’ al-Dīn ‘Alī ibn Muḥammad al-Qūshjī (Abu al-Qasim Ala al-Din Ali ibn Muhammad al-Qushaji; d. 1474).
The text contains 22 diagrams in red and black ink (ff. 2r, 2v, 3r, 5r, 11r, 14r, 15v, 17r, 21v, 23r, 26v, 32v, 33r, 34r, 34v and 44r).
Begins (f. 1v, lines 2-4):
Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds, and praise and peace be upon the thankful
On the best of his creation, Muhammad and his entire family. Now, where is the book containing the righteousness of its introduction?
This is an article...
Ends (f. 46r, lines 2-4):
...and I was gone
The diameter of the past and the smallest coffins are observed in a city and a city
The barbarians of the past years have passed, and God Almighty knows best
Colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
(f. 46r, lines 5-6):
The message was completed with the king's help
Galilee
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Seçilmiş kaynakça
Studies:
Fazlıoğlu, İhsan, 'Qūshjī: Abū al-Qāsim ‘Alā’ al-Dīn ‘Alī ibn Muḥammad Qushči-zāde', in
The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers
, Thomas Hockey et al., eds., (New York: Springer, 2007) pp. 946-48
İhsanoğlu, Ekmeleddin et al.,
Osmanl
ı Astronomi Literatürü Tarihi (History of Astronomy Literature during the Ottoman Period)
, vol. 1, pp. 27–38 (no. 11) (Istanbul: IRCICA, 1997)
İhsanoğlu, Ekmeleddin et al.,
Osmanlı Matematik Literatürü Tarihi (History of Mathematical Literature during the Ottoman Period)
, vol. 1, pp. 20–27 (no. 3) (Istanbul: IRCICA, 1999)