Author
Al-ḤASAN al-Sīrāfī (Abū Zayd). Author of the text
Publication Date
1169
Subject
Voyages
Type
kitap
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
148
Physical Dimensions
Papier. - 148 feuillets. - Écritures diverses du XIe et du XIIe siècle. - Hauteur, 18 et 19 centimètres ; largeur, 8 centimètres et demi et 9 centimètres
Library
Bibliothèque nationale de France Gallica
Record ID
ark:/12148/btv1b10884229b
Library Location
National Library of France
Date
05/11/2023 — 1169
Notes
Contains: كتاب اخبار الصين و الهند “Information on China and India”; Table of dimensions, in dîwânî figures, of some strongholds in Syria; Notice written in 544 AH (1169 AD), shortly after the death of Sultan Noûr al-Dîn, son of Zengî, on the dimensions of several fortresses in the States of this prince, with the mention of the distances from one fortress to another; Translation of the treatise De Cœlo, by Aristotle, accompanied by marginal glosses; Beginning of a treatise, written in the form of Questions and Answers, on the construction and use of the members of the human body
