Taysīr al-maṭālib fī tasyīr al-kawākib تيسير المطالب في تسيير الكواكب Kawāshī, Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr كواشي، محمد بن أبي بكر
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Taysīr al-maṭālib fī tasyīr al-kawākib تيسير المطالب في تسيير الكواكب Kawāshī, Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr كواشي، محمد بن أبي بكر
- Contributor:
- Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr Kawāshī (author)
- Date:
- 1300/1399
- Description:
- Astronomical handbook (زيج) by the Yemenī astronomer Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr al-Kawāshī (محمد بن أبي بكر الكواشي, fl. 13th century, see King, Mathematical Astronomy in Medieval Yemen[1982], p. 27). The text is dedicated to the Rasūlid ruler of Yemen al-Malik al-Muẓaffar Yūsuf (I) ibn ‘Umar (الملك المظفر يوسف بن عمر, reg. 1250-95, see f. 1v, lines 8-9), to whom the authorship of the treatise is sometimes erroneously attributed (e.g. Kâtib Çelebi, Keşf-el-zunun, vol. 1, p. 519).The manuscript is defective at the beginning. The title can be found on f. 2r, lines 7-8.The treatise is divided into three books (فنون), each divided into chapters (أبواب) and further subdivided into sections (فصول). A table of contents is found on ff. 2r-3r.Book One: The necessary prolegomena and introduction to the foundations upon which the principals are built (الفن الأول في التوطئة المحتاج إليها وتمهيد القواعد التي تبنى الأصول عليها, ff. 2v-20v);Book Two: Explanation of using the treatises and elucidation of the methods stipulated by the ancients (الفن الثاني في بيان العمل بالرسائل وإيضاح الطرق التي نصّت عليها الأوائل, ff. 20v-89r);Book Three: How the tables are laid out and making their purposes accessible to the user (الفن الثالث في كيفية وضع الجداول وتقريب غرضها من يد المتناول, ff. 89v-139v).The first two books are introductory while Book Three is composed almost entirely of tables. Further diagrams and tables are found in the first two books on ff.5r, 7r-8r, 19r, 23r, 24r, 26r-28r, 29v-30v, 32r, 33r, 34r, 42r, 44r, 45r, 51v-52r, 56v, 73v, 76v.Begins (f. 1r, lines 1-4, folio mutilated towards edge):ومغازيهم وأسفارهم وما يتأهبون له من لقاء عدو أو تجهيز جيش يرصدونالأوقات ويختارون لهم الطوالع ثم لا يخالفونهم في وقت يعينـ [...] ولا [...]في طالع يستخرجونه فالقوم يجرون لسوء بختهم على المثل المستعمل الشعير [...]ويذم ...Ends (f. 139v, lines 11-13):... ثم تقوم بعد الزيادة والنقصان بتلك التعاديليخرج مقومها على ما بيناه وبالله التوفيقوصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وآله وصحبه أجمعينCodex; ff. ii+139+iiMaterial: Eastern laid paperDimensions: 235 x 160 mm leaf [180 x 130 mm text frame]Foliation: Eastern Arabic foliation in brown ink, British Museum foliation in pencilRuling: Misṭarah; 15 lines per page; vertical spacing 9 lines per 10 cmScript: NaskhInk: Brown ink, with numerals, punctuation, some overlining and some elements in tables and diagrams in redDecoration: All pages framed in redBinding: British Museum binding with leather spineCondition: One or more folios missing from beginning, most folios mutilated and repaired at edge with little loss of text, insect damage from f. 43 towards back of volume most repaired with silk net or paperMarginalia: Numerous, by many handsSeals: f. iii-v (first end flyleaf)
- Language:
- Arabic
- Type:
- Manuscript
- Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Astronomy--Early works to 1800
- Extent:
- Codex; ff. ii+139+ii
- Rights:
- Public Domain
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100063278240.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100063278240.0x000001_en
Or 9116 - Is part of:
- British Library: Oriental Manuscripts