Or 5589 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Oriental Manuscripts
Treatises on astrology
Contents
3 works by 3 authors on the subjects of Islamic astrology and Predictive astrology
1. ff 1v-60v
Title: Taqvīm-i Luṭfī
Title: تقویم لطفی
A treatise on scientific chronology with an appendix on astrological prediction
Language(s): Persian
References
Meredith-Owens 1968, page 23.
2. ff 16r-29r
Title: Risālah-’i ikhtiyārāt
Title: رسالۀ اختیارات
An astrological treatise on the selection of proper times for the execution of various enterprises
Found in the margin of Taqvīm-i Luṭfī
Language(s): Persian
References
Meredith-Owens 1968, page 23.
3. ff 29r-60v
Title: Astrological Treatise
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Found in the margin of Taqvīm-i Luṭfī
Language(s): Persian
References
Meredith-Owens 1968, page 23.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 165 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 28.7 × 20.5 cm.
History
Origin: 17th or 18th century CE
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on G. M. Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian manuscripts 1895-1966. London, 1968, with additional enhancements.
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
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Subjects
- Islamic astrology
- Predictive astrology
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