كتاب أبلونيوس في المخروطات Kitāb Abulūnīyūs fī al-makhrūṭāt Apollonius of Perga أبلونيوس
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- كتاب أبلونيوس في المخروطات Kitāb Abulūnīyūs fī al-makhrūṭāt Apollonius of Perga أبلونيوس
- Contributor:
- Naṣīr al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Ṭūsī (editor)
of Perga Apollonius (editor)
Warren Hastings (editor) - Date:
- 1784/1784
- Description:
- Arabic version of the Conics(Κωνικά; كتاب المخروطات) by Apollonius of Perga (Ἀπολλώνιος; أبلونيوس; fl ca 200 BC). Originally in eight books, only Books 1 to 4 survive in the original Greek; Books 1 to 7 are preserved in Arabic. The edition is called Taḥrīr makhrūṭāt(تحرير مخروطات), indicating that this is the edition (تحرير) by Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī (d. 1274; see f. 181, line 5 and Sezgin, Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums, vol. 5, p. 141), based on the translation made for the Banū Mūsá (fl. 9th century; see f. 42r, line 9).This copy was completed in Ramaḍān 1198/July-August 1784 (see colophon on f. 204v, transcribed below), probably for Warren Hastings, Governor-General of Bengal from 1772-1785. The script, ornamentation and binding of the volume indicate that it is part of a set comprising manuscripts IO Islamic 923 and IO Islamic 1249.Contents:المقالة الأولى (Book 1; ff. 1v-42r);المقالة الثانية (Book 2; ff. 42r-67v);المقالة الثالثة (Book 3; ff. 67v-104v);المقالة الرابعة (Book 4; ff. 104v-121v);المقالة الخامسة (Book 5; ff. 121v-159v);المقالة السادسة (Book 6; ff. 159v-181v);المقالة السابعة (Book 7; ff. 181v-204v).The diagrams referred to in the text are found on fold outs placed near the end of each book (ff. 41r, 66r, 103r, 120r, 158r, 180r and 196r).There is an unfoliated blank leaf between ff. 195 and 196, and the text resumes with a basmallah on f. 197r after the diagrams on f. 196r, both of which features give the appearance that a new book begins on f. 197r. Since, however, there is no colophon at the end of the text on f. 195v and the colophon on fol. 204v (transcribed below) indicates the end of the Conics, the text on ff. 197r-204v is either a continuation of Book 7, basmallah notwithstanding, or a postscript.The colophon on f. 204v is followed by further geometrical proposition by the hand of the copyist. Its relation to the rest of the text is unclear.Between front papers i and ii are a fragment of the spine and loose leaf of paper bearing a brief note in Persian.Begins (f. 1v, lines 1-2):المقالة الأولى من كتاب أبلونيوس في المخروطات ستون شكلًاالخط الواصل من رأس المخروط وأيته نقط على بسيطه يقع على بسيطEnds (f. 204v, lines 1-2):مربعهما أعظم من فصل ما بين مربعي رح ومنتصبه ومبين أيضًا أن فصل ما بين مربعيي ط ومنتصبه أعظم من فصل ما بين مربعي ث خ ومنتصبه ...Colophon (f. 204v, lines 2-3):... تم المخروطات يست (؟) ويكم (؟)رمضان المبارك سنة 1198 هجري مقدسCodex; ff. vi+205+viii; one loose leaf at frontMaterial: PaperDimensions: 216 x 136 mm leaf [125 x 80 mm written]Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencil; there is an unfoliated leaf between ff. 195 and 196, so although the last foliated leaf is numbered 204, there are in fact 205 foliosRuling: Misṭarah; 11 lines per page; vertical spacing 9 lines per 10 cmScript: Nasta‘līqInk: Black ink, with rubricated headings and overlinings in redDecoration: Every opening and every page has a border in gold, black and red ink; the first opening (ff. 1v-2r) is extensively illuminated in gold, red, green and blueBinding: Hybrid binding with European and Islamic-style features; gilt tooled; leather doublureCondition: Excellent condition; book block re-sewn, boards reattached and spine replacedMarginalia: Very few and all appear to be by the copyistSeals: Ff. 1r and 204v
- Language:
- Arabic
Persian - Type:
- Manuscript
- Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Geometry--Early works to 1800
- Extent:
- Codex; ff. vi+205+viii; one loose leaf at front
- Rights:
- Public Domain
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100022532234.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100022532234.0x000001_en
IO Islamic 924 - Is part of:
- British Library: Oriental Manuscripts