Short extracts and notes in Persian and Arabic
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Short extracts and notes in Persian and Arabic
- Date:
- 1600/1610
- Description:
- A collection of short extracts of poetry and prose in Perisan and Arabic on various topics related to the natural sciences. The extracts are attributed to such authorities and works as Sharaf al-Dīn ‘Alī Yazdī (شرف الدين علي يزدي, d. 1454; f. 5r), the Optica(كتاب المناظر) of Euclid of Alexandria (Εὐκλείδης; أقليدس; fl. 300 BC; f. 6r, top); the Majma‘ al-bayān(مجمع البيان) of Abū ‘Alī Faḍl ibn Ḥasan al-Ṭabarsī (أبو علي فضل بن حسن الطبرسي, d. 1153; f. 6r, lower left).The text is arranged in irregular columns and blocks on the pages, written horizontally, vertically and diagonally.Begins (f. 4v, right column, lines 1-2):سمن برى كه سيم حرف تام او عدويتكه مال آن عدد اور است اول وثانىEnds (f. 6r, left column, 10-12):فهو قوله التعالى ولا الليل سابق النهارأي قد سبقه النهار قالهالطبرسي في مجمعه 5Ff. 4v-6r
- Language:
- Arabic
Persian - Type:
- Manuscript item
- Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Extent:
- Ff. 4v-6r
- Rights:
- Public Domain
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100023431932.0x000002_ar
81055/vdc_100023431932.0x000002_en
Add MS 23570, ff 4v-6r - Is part of:
- British Library: Oriental Manuscripts