Two mathematical treatises
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Two mathematical treatises
- Date:
- 1736/1764
- Description:
- Contents:(1) al-Jurjānī الجرجاني)), al-Sharīfīyah fī sharḥ al-farāʾiḍ al-sirājīyah (الشريفية في شرح الفرائض السراجية; ff. 2v-88v);(2) al-Zamzamī (الزمزمي), al-Murshidah fī ṣināʿat al-ghubār (المرشدة في صناعة الغبار; ff. 89v-116v).Codex; ff. v+117+vPhysical characteristics:Material: Eastern laid paperDimensions: 220 x 150 mm leaf [160 x 105 mm written (item 1, ff. 2v-88v), 140 x 95 mm (item 2, ff. 89v-116v)]Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencilRuling: No ruling visible; 21 lines per page (item 1, ff. 2v-88v), 13 lines per page (item 2, ff. 89v-116v); vertical spacing 13 lines per 10 cm (item 1, ff. 2v-88v), 9 lines per 10 cm (item 2, ff. 89v-116v)Script: Naskh; the scribe is Ibrāhīm ibn Mullā Ayyūb ibn Gharīb ibn Ibrāhīm (إبراهيم بن ملا أيوب ابن غريب ابن ابراهيم, see f. 88v, lines 18-19)Ink: Black ink, with rubricated headings and overlinings and tables in redBinding: British Museum binding with blind-tooled, green leather from earlier (Ottoman) boards pasted onto present boardsCondition: Water damage (especially f. 2v), some stains and foxingMarginalia: Very fewSeals: Ff. 2r and 89r
- Language:
- Arabic
- Type:
- Manuscript
- Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Mathematics -- Early works to 1800
- Extent:
- Codex; ff. v+117+v
- Rights:
- Public Domain
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000052.0x0002b2_ar
81055/vdc_100000000052.0x0002b2_en
Add MS 15480 - Is part of:
- British Library: Oriental Manuscripts