Islamic Arabic 859 (Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham)
Mingana
Contents
A compilation of two works bound together, each retaining their own foliation numbers.
1.
A text on astronomy (48 fols.)
Language(s): Arabic
References
Printed catalogue no. 982
GAL, II.359, esp. no.4; II.487
2.
Astronomical tables (63 fols.). No Arabic title given in work.
Language(s): Arabic
References
Printed catalogue no. 983
GAL, I.c, esp. Suppl.no.6
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 111 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 23.8 × 16.6 cm.
Dimensions (written):
Layout
15 lines per page
Hand(s)
Written in clear Naskhī. Purple headings and borderlines. Also red titles titles in the tables. Tables copied from the autograph.
Decoration
History
Origin: Dated 24th Dhul-ḥijjah, 1244. AH
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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