Kitāb fī maʿrifat al-ḥiyal al-handasīyah A book on knowledge of engineering tricks Jazarī, Ismāʿīl ibn al-Razzāz Jazarī, Ismail ibn al-Razzāz
( كتاب في معرفة الحيل الهندسية جزري، إسمعيل بن الرزّاز)

Name: Kitāb fī maʿrifat al-ḥiyal al-handasīyah A book on knowledge of engineering tricks Jazarī, Ismāʿīl ibn al-Razzāz Jazarī, Ismail ibn al-Razzāz
Author: Badī‘ al-Zamān Abū al-‘Izz Isma‘īl ibn al-Razzāz

Title	Kitāb fī maʿrifat al-ḥiyal al-handasīyah A book on knowledge of engineering tricks Jazarī, Ismāʿīl ibn al-Razzāz Jazarī, Ismail ibn al-Razzāz
Title Original	كتاب في معرفة الحيل الهندسية جزري، إسمعيل بن الرزّاز
Author	Badī‘ al-Zamān Abū al-‘Izz Isma‘īl ibn al-Razzāz
Publication Date:	18th century (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Place	India? -
Type	Book
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Pages Count	1
Physical Dimensions	268 x 150 mm
Library:	Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID	Or 116
Record ID	vdc_100023421307.0x000001
Library Location	British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date	18th century (CE, Gregorian)
Notes	Treatise on practical mechanics by Badī‘ al-Zamān Abū al-‘Izz Izz Ibn al-Razzāz (Badi al-Zaman Abu al-Izz Ismail ibn al-Razzāz; fl. 1181-1206), written for al-Ṣāliḥ Abū al-Fatḥ Maḥmūd ibn Muḥammad ibn Qarā Arslān, Artuqid king of Diyarbakır (Al-Salih Abu al-Fath Mahmud ibn Muhammad ibn Qara Arslan, leader of Diyarbakır, reg. 1200-1222; f. 3r, lines 6-7) and mentioning the reigning caliph al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh (Al-Nāsir Li Din Allah Abu al-Abbas Ahmad, reg. 1180-1225; ff. 3r, line 23-3v, line 1). The text contains numerous diagrams and illustrations of mechanical devices. Some spaces are left blank for missing diagrams. Folios 148v, 149r, 150v, 151r, 152v and 153r contain illustrations that have been cut out and mounted. Begins (f. 1v, lines 3-6): The Sheikh, the head of business, Badi al-Zaman, Abu Bakr al-Mu’izz bin Ismail bin al-Razzaz al-Jawzi (!), said: May God have mercy on him. Praise be to God, the Creator, who created him in the heavenly places and deposited the secrets of his wisdom in the earthly things It is a copy of the world of His kingdom and conclusive evidence of His power. Praise Him for what He knows and ask Him for more The virtues of blessings... Ends (f. 146v, lines 1-4): He has established a form in this penthouse with many roots, many branches, and many benefits. Who makes (?) Its descriptions and necessity are many times greater, even though I mentioned many of them other than it, on the authority of Deeds and mysterious forms, and as I mentioned, are wealth for the reclaimer and enjoyment for the manager, by God I know the artist and Ali Al-Taklan Colophon Section at the end of a manuscript text. (f. 146v, lines 4-5): ... It was done with the help of King Wahhab, and the reference is to him May God bless Muhammad, his family and companions
Erişim Koşulları	Unrestricted
Bulma Yardımcıları	Cureton, William and Charles Rieu, Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum orientalium qui in Museo Britannico asservantur. Pars secunda, codices arabicos amplectens (London: The British Museum, 1846-71), Item 1661, pp. 746
Edinme Kaynağı	Purchased from the widow of Colonel George William Hamilton (1807-1868), Commissioner in Delhi (1823-1867), April 1868
Köken	Seal, defaced, dated 1117 AH/AD 1705-06 (f. 2r); Seal dated 1267 AH/AD 1850-51, name illegible (f. 2r); Colonel George William Hamilton (كرنيل جارج وليم هملتن; 1807-1868), Ṣāḥib Bahādur (صاحب بهادر), Commissioner in Delhi: his inscription, undated (f. 1r); Inscription: 'Ruthensing no 235', no date (f. 2r).
Seçilmiş kaynakça	Edition: Jazarī, Ismāʿīl ibn al-Razzāz, al-Jāmi' bayna al-'ilm wa-al-'amal al-nāfi' fī ṣinā'at al-ḥiyal , ed. Aḥmad Yūsuf al-Ḥasan (Ḥalab: Ma'had al-Turāth al-'Ilmī al-'Arabī, Jāmi'at Ḥalab, 1979) Translation: Jazarī, Ismāʿīl ibn al-Razzāz, The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices. Kitāb fī maʿrifat al-ḥiyal al-handasīyah , ed. and trans. by Donald Routledge Hill (Dordrecht: D. Reidel Publishing Company, 1974)

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Kitāb fī maʿrifat al-ḥiyal al-handasīyah A book on knowledge of engineering tricks Jazarī, Ismāʿīl ibn al-Razzāz Jazarī, Ismail ibn al-Razzāz

( كتاب في معرفة الحيل الهندسية جزري، إسمعيل بن الرزّاز)

Author Badī‘ al-Zamān Abū al-‘Izz Isma‘īl ibn al-Razzāz

Publication Date 18th century (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Place India? -

Type Book

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Pages Count 1

Physical Dimensions 268 x 150 mm

Library Qatar Digital Library

Library Asset ID Or 116

Record ID vdc_100023421307.0x000001

Library Location British Library: Oriental Manuscripts

Date 18th century (CE, Gregorian)

Notes Treatise on practical mechanics by Badī‘ al-Zamān Abū al-‘Izz Izz Ibn al-Razzāz (Badi al-Zaman Abu al-Izz Ismail ibn al-Razzāz; fl. 1181-1206), written for al-Ṣāliḥ Abū al-Fatḥ Maḥmūd ibn Muḥammad ibn Qarā Arslān, Artuqid king of Diyarbakır (Al-Salih Abu al-Fath Mahmud ibn Muhammad ibn Qara Arslan, leader of Diyarbakır, reg. 1200-1222; f. 3r, lines 6-7) and mentioning the reigning caliph al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh (Al-Nāsir Li Din Allah Abu al-Abbas Ahmad, reg. 1180-1225; ff. 3r, line 23-3v, line 1). The text contains numerous diagrams and illustrations of mechanical devices. Some spaces are left blank for missing diagrams. Folios 148v, 149r, 150v, 151r, 152v and 153r contain illustrations that have been cut out and mounted. Begins (f. 1v, lines 3-6): The Sheikh, the head of business, Badi al-Zaman, Abu Bakr al-Mu’izz bin Ismail bin al-Razzaz al-Jawzi (!), said: May God have mercy on him. Praise be to God, the Creator, who created him in the heavenly places and deposited the secrets of his wisdom in the earthly things It is a copy of the world of His kingdom and conclusive evidence of His power. Praise Him for what He knows and ask Him for more The virtues of blessings... Ends (f. 146v, lines 1-4): He has established a form in this penthouse with many roots, many branches, and many benefits. Who makes (?) Its descriptions and necessity are many times greater, even though I mentioned many of them other than it, on the authority of Deeds and mysterious forms, and as I mentioned, are wealth for the reclaimer and enjoyment for the manager, by God I know the artist and Ali Al-Taklan Colophon Section at the end of a manuscript text. (f. 146v, lines 4-5): ... It was done with the help of King Wahhab, and the reference is to him May God bless Muhammad, his family and companions

Erişim Koşulları Unrestricted

Bulma Yardımcıları Cureton, William and Charles Rieu, Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum orientalium qui in Museo Britannico asservantur. Pars secunda, codices arabicos amplectens (London: The British Museum, 1846-71), Item 1661, pp. 746

Edinme Kaynağı Purchased from the widow of Colonel George William Hamilton (1807-1868), Commissioner in Delhi (1823-1867), April 1868

Köken Seal, defaced, dated 1117 AH/AD 1705-06 (f. 2r); Seal dated 1267 AH/AD 1850-51, name illegible (f. 2r); Colonel George William Hamilton (كرنيل جارج وليم هملتن; 1807-1868), Ṣāḥib Bahādur (صاحب بهادر), Commissioner in Delhi: his inscription, undated (f. 1r); Inscription: 'Ruthensing no 235', no date (f. 2r).

Seçilmiş kaynakça Edition: Jazarī, Ismāʿīl ibn al-Razzāz, al-Jāmi' bayna al-'ilm wa-al-'amal al-nāfi' fī ṣinā'at al-ḥiyal , ed. Aḥmad Yūsuf al-Ḥasan (Ḥalab: Ma'had al-Turāth al-'Ilmī al-'Arabī, Jāmi'at Ḥalab, 1979) Translation: Jazarī, Ismāʿīl ibn al-Razzāz, The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices. Kitāb fī maʿrifat al-ḥiyal al-handasīyah , ed. and trans. by Donald Routledge Hill (Dordrecht: D. Reidel Publishing Company, 1974)