Wadh.Minasian 371 (The Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford)
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Summary of Contents: Khvājah Naṣīr al-Dīn Ṭūsī created this work by summarizing his own work of "Sad bāb" in order to introduce astrolabe and its application. There are several copies of "Bīst bāb" in various Iranian and international centres. It has already been published, including an edited copy by Tehran University in 1956. Considering its importance, authenticity, and educational attributes, many commentaries have been written on it during 14th to 16th centuries.Language(s): PersianAstronomy
Title: بیست باب در معرفة اسطرلابThe current copy contains chapters 5 to the middle of chapter 10 only.
Incipit: || … اگرچه برج مختلفاند اما در درجه و اجزای آن متحد باشند و هر یک…Explicit: … یعنی رقم اول که ایمن از قامت موضوع باشد لجنه برج و آن هرگز زیاده متجاوز نگردد… ||References
Sequence Number in the Persian Catalogue:
- FAW 125
Similar copies in other libraries:
- MAL, 6/257
- MAJ, 19/59
- UTL, 8/629
Similar manuscripts listed in other catalogues:
- ALZ, 3/670
- DEN, 2/597
Printed editions:
- Tehran, 1956
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Physical Description
Form: codexSupport: Western (relief stamp), buff, varying thickness (regular, thick), one size.Extent: 30 ff.Dimensions (leaf): 21.5 × 16.5 cm.Dimensions (written): 14.5 × 9 cm.Layout
17 lines per page.
Hand(s)
Cursive Nastʿalīq, one hand, regular; titles unwritten, some geometric figures not drawn. Anonymous
Decoration
Rubricated titles; rubricated lines above some expressions; astronomical tables.
Binding
Brown leather, 17 × 22 cm, front + back cover, leather + pasteboard; newly built cover.
History
Origin: Unknown place of origin; 13th century AH; 19th century CEProvenance and Acquisition
Donated to The Ferdowsi Library by Dr Caro Minasian in 1972.
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
Entry to the Library is permitted upon presentation of a valid university ID card (for admissions procedures, please visit Wadham College Library, Persian Studies Section). Please Contact persian.library@wadham.ox.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript.
Key to bibliographical abbreviations of alternative versions:Libraries:
AQR: Central Library of Astan Quds Razavi; FAW: Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford (Minasian Collection); GIE: Great Islamic Encyclopedia Library, Manuscripts; GIP: Great Islamic Encyclopedia Library, Photographed and Microfilmed Manuscripts; GUL: Library of Ayatollah Gulpayigani; LAH: Library of Ayatollah Ha'iri (Library of Faydiyya Seminary); MAJ: Library, Museum and Documentation Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly; MAL: Malek National Museum and Library; MNL: Mar'ashi Najafi Library; NLI: National Library of Iran; SEP: Sepahsalar (Shahid Motahari) Mosque and School of Tehran; TCL: Tabriz Central Public Library; UTA: Library of Literature Faculty, University of Tehran; UTL: Central Library of University of Tehran.
Catalogues:
ALZ: الذریعه; ARP: فهرست کتابهای چاپی عربی; COM: فهرست مشترک نسخههای خطی فارسی; DEN: فهرستواره دستنوشتههای ایران (دنا); FAM: فهرست نسخههای خطی فارسی; FAP: فهرست کتابهای چاپی فارسی; FIH: فهرستواره کتابهای فارسی; KAS: کشف الظنون عن اسامی الکتب و الفنون; RAY: ریحانة الادب فی تراجمِ المعروفین بالکنیة او اللّقب; TAB: طبقات اعلام الشیعه.
Funding of Cataloguing
Wadham College (University of Oxford)
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