Astrological and magical treatises.

Title:

Astrological and magical treatises.

Creator:

Abū Maʻshar, -886

Description:

A collection of anonymous astrological and magical treatises. Also bound together with this manuscript is a lithographed copy of Kitāb fī al-tamām wa-al-kamāl by Abū Maʻshar. This book is in two parts, the first dealing with horoscopes of men and their signs the second with women. Each part has 12 sections.

Language:

Arabic

Type (Narrower):

Manuscripts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Manuscripts, Arabic--19th century
Codices (bound manuscripts)
Diagrams
Tables (documents)
Early works
Astrology--Early works to 1800
Astronomy, Arab--Early works to 1800
Islamic magic--Early works to 1800
Astrology
Islamic magic

Provenance:

Presented to the Library of the Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning by Dr. Cyrus Adler (bookplate front pastedown).

Extent:

Written in 27 lines per page in red and black ink; text area border-ruled in black ink with double bounding lines. Pages 2-6 in double columns (56 mm. in width) separated by a single vertical rule in black ink. Numerous tables and diagrams.

Publisher:

University of Pennsylvania

Rights:

These images and the content of Library at the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies CAJS Rar Ms 164: Astrological and magical treatises. are free of known copyright restrictions and in the public domain. See the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark page for usage details, http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/.
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Identifier:

CAJS Rar Ms 164

Is part of:

OPenn: Manuscripts of the Muslim World

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