Author
Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm Ibn al-Raqqām (author)
Publication Date
1270/1315
Publication Place
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Qatar National Library
Subject
Sundials --Early works to 1800 | more | less
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
Codex; ff. i+30+ii
Library
Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID
81055/vdc_100022581718.0x000001_ar | 81055/vdc_100022581718.0x000001_en | Or 9587
Record ID
81055%2Fvdc_100022581718.0x000001_dlme
Library Location
British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Date
1270/1315
Notes
Two treatises on the construction and use of sundials by the Andalusian scholar Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm ibn ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad ibn Yūsuf al-Mursī al-Andalusī al-Tūnisī al-Awsī ibn al-Raqqām (Abdullah Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin Ali bin Ahmad ibn Yusuf al-Mursi al-Andalusi al-Tunis al-Awsi ibn al-Raqqam, d. 1315). page (f. 1r) reads
Kitāb al-ẓilāl(The Book of Shadows).Contents:(1) Ibn al-Raqqām (Ibn al-Raqqām),
Risālah fī ʿilm al-ẓalālāt(Treatise on the Science of Shadows; ff. 1v-29v);(2) Ibn al-Raqqām (Ibn al-Raqqām),
ʿAmal ʿāmm fī ʿamal ālāt al-iẓlāl(General work on the work of shading machines; ff. 30r-30v). | Codex; ff. i+30+ii | Material: PaperDimensions: 258 x 165 mm leaf [210 x 128 mm written]Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencilRuling:
Misṭarah; 21 lines per page; vertical spacing 10 lines per 10 cmScript:
MaghribīInk: BlackBinding: British Museum bindingCondition: Waterstains, leaves repaired at edges; lower half of f. 30 has been badly damaged by waters and wormsMarginalia: Occasional | more | less
Parçası Olduğu
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
