Wadh.Minasian 348 (The Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford)
Oriental Manuscripts Minasian Collection
Collection 41
A collection of three works on different topics.
Physical Description
Extent: 21 ff.
Binding
Green leather, 13 × 25 cm, front + back cover, leather + pasteboard.
Ruled and tooled border.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Donated to The Ferdowsi Library by Dr Caro Minasian in 1972.
1) Persian Catalogue Sequence Number 678
Contents
Summary of Contents: A very short treatise on Fostering Rules in Arabic whose author is unknown.
ff. 1a-3b
Language(s): Arabic
Islamic Jurisprudence
Title: [Fiqh]
Title: فقه
Incipit: اذا اوضعت امراة الرجل من لبنه ولد اختها حرمت علی زوجها لان المرتضع تصیر ولداله من الرضاعة فتکون امه فی النسب بمنزلة…
Explicit: … البت علی زوجها لان الزوج ابا المرتضع و زوجته من اولاد صاحب اللبن ابتدات بتاییده و اختمت بتوفیقه والسلم علی نبیه…
References
Sequence Number in the Persian Catalogue:
- FAW 678
Physical Description
Support: Western paper, buff, varying thickness (thin, regular, and thick).
Dimensions (leaf): 24.5 × 12.5 cm.
Dimensions (written): 20.5 × 10.5 cm.
Collation
ff. 1a-3b
Condition
Water damage and infestation of some papers.
Layout
21 lines per page
ff. 1a-3bHand(s)
Naskh, one hand, regular.
Additions:
- Notes on the text.
History
Origin: Unknown place of origin; 12th century AH; 18th century CE
2) Persian Catalogue Sequence Number 354
Contents
Summary of Contents: This treatise contains a course of the ancient science of mathematics, organized in an introduction and ten chapters as follows: Introduction: در تعریف علم حساب Chapter 1: حساب صحاح از جمع و تفریق و ضرب و تقسیم Chapter 2: در حساب کسور Chapter 3: در استخراج مجهولات باربعه متناسبه Chapter 4: در استخراج مجهولات بحساب خطئین Chapter 5: در استخراج مجهول بعمل عکس Chapter 6: در مساحت Chapter 7: در آنچه از توابع مساحات است Chapter 8: در استخراج مجهولات بطریق جبر و مقابله Chapter 9: در قواعدی که برای محاسب لازم است Chapter 10: در مسايل متفرقه. Additionally, each chapter has several parts. In this book, Bahāʾī has discussed experimental problems as well as complex and unsolvable mathematical problems. Many commentary works have been written on this work.
ff. 4b-16a
Language(s): Arabic
Mathematics
Title: Khulāṣat al-Ḥisāb
Title: خلاصة الحساب
Incipit: بسمله، نحمدک یا من لا یحیط بجمیع نعمه عدد… و بعد فان الفقیر الی الله الغنی بهاءالدین محمد بن حسین العاملی… یقول اعلم ان الحساب لا تخفی علو شانه…
Explicit: … مسئله قیل لشخص کم مضی من اللیل فقال ثلث ما مضی…||
References
Sequence Number in the Persian Catalogue:
- FAW 354
Similar Copies in Other Libraries:
- GIE 1/98-99
- MAL 6/237
- NLI 11/9
- SEP 4/381
- UTL 4/883
Similar Copies listed in Other Catalogues:
- ALZ 7/224
- ARP 334
- COM 1/195-201
- DEN 4/933-934
Printed editions:
- Tehran, 1318 AH/1900
On the Web:
Physical Description
Support: Oriental paper, natural buff, varying thickness (regular and thick), one size.
Dimensions (leaf): 24.5 × 12.5 cm.
Dimensions (written): 21 × 10 cm.
Collation
ff. 4b-16a
Condition
Water damage and infestation of some papers.
Layout
14 lines per page
ff. 4b-16aHand(s)
Cursive Nastʿalīq, several hands, regular.
Decoration
Rubricated titles.
History
Origin: Unknown place of origin; 11-12th century AH; 17-18th century CE
3) Persian Catalogue Sequence Number 108
Contents
Summary of Contents: The first and final folios are missing, and so the title and author are unknown.
ff. 16b-21a
Language(s): Persian
Eloquence
Title: Balāghat
Title: بلاغت
Incipit: || … شاید که این تصرف در مرکبی باشد که آن متضمن حصول اسم باشد، چونانکه…
Explicit: … بیاراست اول از آن نامه به / که باشد برو نیز ختم کلام.
Colophon: تمام شد این رساله در شب چهارشنبه سوم… محرم الحرام هزار و نود و یک هجری از مالک جانی روسیاه برخوردار المحرر…
References
Sequence Number in the Persian Catalogue:
- FAW 108
Physical Description
Support: Western paper, natural buff, varying thickness (thin, regular, and thick), one size.
Dimensions (leaf): 24.5 × 12.5 cm.
Dimensions (written): 14 × 10.5 cm.
Collation
ff. 16b-21a
Condition
Water damage and infestation of some papers.
Layout
23 lines per page
ff. 16b-21aHand(s)
Calligraphic Nastaʿalīq, one hand, regular. Scirbe's name wiped out.
Decoration
Rubricated titles and signs.
History
Origin: Unknown place of origin; 1091 AH; 1681 CE
Additional Information
Record Sources
This record was created by Dr Mohammad Emami based on the information published in the Persian catalogue by Dr Ali Mir-Ansari (Catalogue of the Persian and Arabic Manuscripts in the Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford (Minasian Collection), Tehran: Miras-e Maktoob, 2016).
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
Wadham College (University of Oxford)
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