MS. Huntington 212 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Huntington Collection
Contents
1 copy of Kitāb Ṣuwar al-kawākib al-thābitah by Ṣūfī, ʻAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʻUmar, 903-986
Title: كتاب صور الكواكب الثابتة
Incipit: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم قال عبد الرحمن بن عمر المعروف بابي الحسين الصوفي بعد ان حمد الله فاثنى عليه وصلى على نبيه فصلى عليه اني رايتُ كثيراً من الناس يخوضون في معرفة الكواكب الثابتة ومواقعها من الفلك وصورها
Colophon: تمت الكتابة والكتاب وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد النبي وآله اجمعين ووافق الفراغ من الكتابة يوم الجمعة رابع محرم سنة ٥٦٦ كتبه المبارك بن الحسين الباخرزي ثم البغدادي
Language(s): Arabic
References
GAL I 223
UAM. 899
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 174 ff.
History
Origin: Mosul; 566 AH; 1170 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
The collections of Robert Huntington, d. 1701.
Purchased by the Bodleian Library in 1693.
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on the Bodleian Library's public card index of Arabic manuscripts with additional enhancements by the OCIMCO project team.
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