O. 6 (University Library, Cambridge University)
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E. G. Browne Collection
Contents
Summary of Contents: المجيب وغيره
رسالة في العمل بالربع (1) A small treatise on the use of the sinuated Quadrant (ff. 1-7), by Badru'd-
Din Muhammad ibn Ahmad Sibtu'l-Máridíní, beginning after the brief doxology
and the mention of the author's name: وبعد، فهذه رسالة في العمل بالربع المجيب مشتملة على مقدّمة وعشرين بابا وسميتها الرسالة
الضحيه في الاعمال الجيبية الخ (2) A treatise on the Dhátu'l-Kursi (ff. 10-22b) by Muhammad ibn Shaykh
Ali al-Hamídí, comprising an Introduction and eighteen chapters. (3) A treatise on the Astrolabe (ff. 23-35"), comprising an Introduction and
fifteen chapters, ascribed in the colophon to Naşíru'd-Din Muhammad at-Túsí. (4) A treatise on the "Bridged Quadrant" (g), comprising an Intro-
duction, ten chapters, and a Conclusion (ff. 36-49"), with special reference to its
use in determining the times of prayer, etc.2. ff. 10b-22bLanguage(s): ArabicPhysical Description
Form: codexSupport: PaperExtent: Ff. 49Dimensions: 16.8 × 10.6 cm.Layout
21 lines
Hand(s)
Poor, modern nasta'liq with rubrications
History
Origin: undatedProvenance and Acquisition
Given to me by Rıza Tevfik, 1869?-1949, with the MS. last mentioned, in March, 1911.
Bequest of E. G. Browne.
Record Sources
Summary, physical description and provenance copied from R. A. Nicholson: A descriptive catalogue of the Oriental MSS belonging to the late E.G. Browne. Cambridge, 1932.Availability
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