MS. Marsh 396 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Marsh Collection
Contents
2 works by 2 authors on the subject of Astronomy
2. fols. 190-374v
Title: Sullam al-samāʼ
A commentary on the Zīj-i jadīd-i sulṭānī of Ulugh Beg, 1394-1449
Brock. says “pers Cmt.” on Kāshīʼs R. al-kamālīyah or Sullam al-samāʼ and refers to Suter 178.
Language(s): Arabic
References
GAL II 211
[Ethé 1519]
Physical Description
Form: codex
188 fols. 185 fols.
History
Origin: 1487 CE 1488 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
The collections of Jacob Golius [see Golius Sale Catalogue, Libri Mathematici in folio, no. 27].
The Library of Archbishop Narcissus Marsh, d. 1713.
The Marsh bequest entered the Bodleian Library in 1714.
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on the Bodleian Library's public card index of Arabic manuscripts with additional enhancements by the OCIMCO project team.
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
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