MS. Marsh 621 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Marsh Collection
Contents
3 works by 2 authors on the subjects of Euclid's Elements, Geometry, Soul, Psychology, and Astronomy
1. ff. 1-91
Title: Taḥrīr Uṣūl al-handasah
A commentary on Euclidʼs Elements
Language(s): Arabic
References
GAL I 510
[UAM. 1012 (1)]
2. ff. 92r-95r
Title: Risālah fī ʻilm al-nafs
Language(s): Arabic
References
GAL I 456
[UAM. 1012 (2)]
3. ff. 95v-214v
Title: Mukhtaṣar al-Mijisṭī
For authorship and title of work see Centaurus XIV no. 1, p. 57, 1969, also Centaurus XV no. 2 pp. 135-170, 1970, which contain discussion and partial translation
Language(s): Arabic
References
GAL I 457
[UAM. 1012 (3)]
Physical Description
Form: codex
91 ff. 4 ff. 120 ff.
History
Origin: n.d. n.d. 1272 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
The collections of Jacob Golius [see Golius Sale Catalogue, Libri Mathematici in quarto &c. no. 3].
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
JISC
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