Publication Date
1695/1696
Publication Place
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Qatar National Library
Subject
Astronomy--Early works to 1800 | more | less
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
Codex; ff. ii+111+iii
Library
Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID
81055/vdc_100037573307.0x000001_ar | 81055/vdc_100037573307.0x000001_en | Add MS 23394
Record ID
81055%2Fvdc_100037573307.0x000001_dlme
Library Location
British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Date
1695/1696
Notes
Two treatises on astronomy.Contents:(1) al-Ṭūsī (Al-Tusi)
Kitāb al-tadhkirah fī al-hay’ah(The Book of Remembrance in the Authority; ff. 2r-60v);(2) al-Kharaqī (Al-Kharqī),
al-Tabṣirah fī ‘ilm al-hay’ah (Al-Tabṣirah fī ‘ilm al-hay’ah (Al-Tabṣirah fi Ilm al-Hay’ah; ff. 61r-110r);The copy was completed in 1107/1695-96 by Muḥammad Riḍā ibn ‘Azīz Allāh al-Tūnī (Muhammad Rida Ibn Aziz Allah al-Tūnī, see scribe’s colophon, f. 110r, lines 12-13). | Codex; ff. ii+111+iii | Material: Eastern laid paperDimensions: 335 x 210 mm leaf [275 x 140 (item 1: ff. 2r-60v), 265 x 145 mm written (item 2: ff. 61r-110r)]Foliation: Eastern Arabic foliation in black ink; British Museum foliation in pencil; mid-quire marks (quinions) in the form of a small circle (or Eastern Arabic numeral 5) in upper left-hand corners of mid-quire versesRuling:
Misṭarah; 15 lines per page (item 1: ff. 2r-60v), 17 lines per page (item 2: ff. 61r-110r); vertical spacing 6 lines per 10 cm (item 1: ff. 2r-60v), vertical spacing 7 lines per 10 cm (item 2: ff. 61r-110r)Script:
Naskh; the scribe (of at least item 2: ff. 61v-110r) is Muḥammad Riḍā ibn ‘Azīz Allāh al-Tūnī (Muḥammad Riḍā ibn ‘Azīz Allāh al-Tūnī (Muḥammad Riḍā ibn ‘Azīz Allah al-Tūnī, f. 110r, lines 12-13) and blind-tooled border and medallionCondition: Minor water stains worse towards front of volumeMarginalia: Very fewSeals: ff. 2r, 60v, 61v and 110r | more | less
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