Three texts on mathematics and astronomy

Title:

Three texts on mathematics and astronomy

Contributor:

Bahā' al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn 'Āmilī (author)

Date:

1702/1703

Description:

Three texts on mathematics and astronomy related to Bahā’ al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn al-‘Āmilī (بهاء الدين محمد بن حسين العاملي; d. 1621), two by al-‘Āmilī, and a commentary by his student Jawād ibn Saʿd ibn Jawād al-Kāẓimī (جواد بن سعد بن جواد الكاظمي, d. ca 1654-5 [see al-Amīn, A‘yān al-shi‘ah, vol. 4, p. 271]).The three texts were transcribed in 1114/1702-3 by Ibn Muḥammad Riḍá Muḥammad Amīn (ابن محمد رضى محمد أمين, see ff. 131v, lines 6-9, 142r, lines 18-19, and 158v).Contents:(1) al-Kāẓimī (الكاظمي), Sharḥ khulāṣat al-ḥisāb(شرح خلاصة الحساب; ff. 2r-131v);(2) al-‘Āmilī (العاملي), Tashrīḥ al-aflāk(تشريح الأفلاك; ff. 132r-142r);(3) al-‘Āmilī (العاملي), Khulāṣat al-ḥisāb(خلاصة الحساب; ff. 142v-158v).Codex; ff. 158+iiiMaterial: Eastern laid paperDimensions: 200 x 130 mm leaf [135 x 75 mm written]Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencilRuling: Margins ruled, but no line ruling; 19 lines per page; vertical spacing 15 lines per 10 cmScript: Nasta‘līq; the scribe is Ibn Muḥammad Riḍá Muḥammad Amīn (ابن محمد رضى محمد أمين, see ff. 131v, lines 6-9 and 158v next to colophon)Ink: Black ink, with rubricated headings and diagrams and overlinings in redBinding: Eastern binding without flap; red leather spine, boards covered with yellow paperCondition: Tidemark at upper edge corner towards back of volumeMarginalia: Few, most in first itemSeals: None

Language:

Arabic

Type:

Manuscript

Type (Narrower):

Manuscripts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Mathematics -- Early works to 1800

Extent:

Codex; ff. 158+iii

Rights:

Public Domain

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100042089576.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100042089576.0x000001_en
Or 6280

Is part of:

British Library: Oriental Manuscripts

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