Three astronomical commentaries
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Three astronomical commentaries
- Date:
- 1420/1425
- Description:
- Collection of three astronomical commentaries from the 14th and 15th centuries.A bibliographical note in English appears on f. 1r, and ff. 2r-3r contain astronomical notes and diagrams.A number of related notes on scraps of paper have been bound into the volume.Contents:(1) al-Jurjānī, ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad (الجرجاني، علي بن محمد), Sharḥ al-Mulakhkhaṣ fī al-hayʾah(شرح الملخص في الهيئة) (ff. 4v-52r);(2) al-Turkmānī, Kamāl al-Dīn (التركماني، كمال الدين), Sharḥ al-Mulakhkhaṣ fī al-hayʾah(شرح الملخص في الهيئة) (ff. 53v-109r);(3) al-Nīsābūrī, al-Ḥasan ibn Muḥammad (النيسابوري، الحسن بن محمد), Tawḍīḥ al-Tadhkirah al-Nāṣirīyah(توضيح التذكرة الناصرية) (ff. 110v-364v).Codex; ff. ii+364+iiiMaterial: PaperDimensions: 215 x 125 mm leaf [157 x 85 mm written]Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencilRuling: Misṭarah; 27 lines per page; vertical spacing 18 lines per 10 cmScript: Nasta‘līqInk: Black ink, with rubricated headings and overlinings in redDecoration: Mandorla of blue and gold ink containing inscription in gold (erased) on red field (f. 4r); opening illuminated in blue and gold (ff. 4v-5r);Binding: Red leather binding with blind tooled medallion and pendants, and two borders of two fillets each, containing starsCondition: Minor waterstains to upper outer corner, some foxingMarginalia: Many by various handsSeals: ff. 4r and 110r.
- Language:
- Arabic
- Type:
- Manuscript
- Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Islamic astronomy
Astronomy, Arab
Astronomy, Medieval
Astronomy--Early works to 1800 - Extent:
- Codex; ff. ii+364+iii
- Rights:
- Public Domain
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100023444610.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100023444610.0x000001_en
Add MS 23397 - Is part of:
- British Library: Oriental Manuscripts