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Start Over Language Persian Holding institution Free Library of Philadelphia, Special Collections Source date between 1797 and 1834?

1. Genealogical tables.

Creator:
Free Library of Philadelphia. Rare Book Department. John Frederick Lewis Collection of Oriental Manuscripts
Date:
between 1797 and 1834?
Language:
Persian
Geographic region:
Iran
Extent:
Numerous sets of two concentric circles with a name written inside the interior circle and color filled in between the two circles connected by lines to other circle-sets. Text appears at angles among the circles. The first two pages are introductory material written diagonally, f. 1v is fully written and f. 2r is written in a 150 x 130 mm box.

2. Astronomical charts for Fatḥ-ʻAlī Shāh Qājār.

Creator:
Munajjim Bāshī, Muḥammad Riz̤á, active 18th century-19th century
Lewis, Anne Baker, 1868-1937
Free Library of Philadelphia. Rare Book Department. John Frederick Lewis Collection of Oriental Manuscripts
Munajjim Bāshī, Muḥammad Riz̤á, active 18th century-19th century
Lewis, Anne Baker, 1868-1937
Date:
between 1797 and 1834?
Language:
Persian
Geographic region:
Iran
Extent:
Chiefly grids of varying numbers of columns and rows; 15 long lines on first opening.