Islamic Arabic 1180 (Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham)
Mingana
Contents
1 copy of Jawāb ʿan qawl al-Shaykh Dāūd al-Ḥakīm by Ḥussain ibn Muḥammad ibn Muṣṭafā
A text on astronomy. Title on front page.
Language(s): Arabic
References
Printed catalogue no. 1908
Not mentioned in GAL
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 10 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 20.5 × 14.3 cm.
Dimensions (written):
Foliation:
Foliation:
Layout
27 lines per page
Hand(s)
Written in fairly clear Naskhī; headings in red. Several astronomical diagrams.
Decoration
History
Origin: Dated 23rd Jumādā al-Awwal 1106. AH
Provenance and Acquisition
Waqf stamp appears throughout manuscript, dated 1193.
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on H. L. Gottschalk et al.: Islamic Arabic Manuscripts. Catalogue of the Mingana Collection of Manuscripts. Vol. IV. Revised edition edited by Derek Hopwood. Birmingham: Selly Oak Colleges, 1985, with additional enhancements.
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