Author
Meyerhof, Max 1874-1945 [former owner]
Publication Place
[Place of publication not identified] -
Subject
Astrolabes ; Early works to 1800., Astronomy Islamic Empire ; Early works to 1800., Astronomy, Arab ; Early works to 1800., Manuscripts, Persian Michigan Ann Arbor., Astrolabes ; Ouvrages avant 1800., Astronomie Empire islamique ; Ouvrages avant 1800., Astronomie arabe ; Ouvrages avant 1800., Manuscrits persans Michigan Ann Arbor., Astrolabes, Astronomy, Astronomy, Arab, Manuscripts, Persian, Islamic Empire, Michigan Ann Arbor
Type
Periodical
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
6
Physical Dimensions
1 online resource (6 leaves) : paper
Library
jisc
Record ID
q_language%3A%20per_sort_year_rn_289
Library Location
University of East Anglia Library
Notes
Ms. fragment., Title from waqf statement (appearing on pp.1, 5 and 7)., Collation: Six leaves (three bifolia), likely constituting a quaternion or quinion lacking two or more leaves ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization., Layout: Written in 28-30 lines per page., Script: Nastaʻlīq (talik) ; compact Turkish hand in a medium to bold line ; serifless with effect of inclination to the right and of words descending to baseline, elongation and contrasting thickness of horizontal strokes, pointing in strokes or conjoined dots., Decoration: Overlining in red ; some symbols of table rubricated, also ruled in red (see pp.9-10)., Support: European laid paper with 6 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 28 mm. apart (horizontal), three crescents watermark (perpendicular to chains, 87 mm. long, see pp.6, 7, etc.) and initials under trefoil countermark (see p.2), thick, sturdy and well-burnished ; some staining and tide lines., Binding: Unbound gathering ; once sewn in two stations, threads now lost ; staining and tears., Origin: Lacks dated colophon ; paper, hand, etc. may suggest mid to late 17th or early 18th century., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 824., Persian., Print version record, Incipit: "که هم ظل اقدام ... هم ظل اصابع بیداکنیم ...", Explicit: "و بدین طریق رساله ختم شد خطوط كشيده اسطرلاب تم تم تم"
Tür
Early works
İçinde
Tracy W. McGregor Collection of Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Mathematical and Astronomical Manuscripts.
