Or 6270 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Oriental Manuscripts
Miscellany
Contents
Summary of Contents: 5 works by Rustam ibn ‘Alī Ṭārimī on the subjects of Islamic astronomy, Constellations, Persian poetry, Persian language, Music, Finger calculation, Arithmetic, and Fate and fatalism
1. 1v-8v ff
Dated 1025
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Glyn Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian Manuscripts, 1895-1966. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, 1968, p.91.
2. 17v-24v ff
Title: On prosody
Dated 1024
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Glyn Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian Manuscripts, 1895-1966. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, 1968, p.91.
3. 25v-28r ff
Title: On music
With some folios missing
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Glyn Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian Manuscripts, 1895-1966. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, 1968, p.91.
4. 28v-30r ff
Title: Risālah-’i ‘Aqd-i Anāmil
Title: رسالۀ عقد انامل
On computation with the fingers
Dated 1025
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Glyn Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian Manuscripts, 1895-1966. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, 1968, p.91.
5. 30v-46v ff
Title: On fate
based on a work by Naṣīr al-Dīn Ṭūsī نصير الدين الطوسي
Dated 1025
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Glyn Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian Manuscripts, 1895-1966. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, 1968, p.91.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 56 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 17.7 × 12 cm.
History
Origin: 17th century CE
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on G. M. Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian manuscripts 1895-1966. London, 1968, with additional enhancements.
Availability
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card for admissions procedures contact British Library, Registering for a Reader Pass. Contact apac-enquiries@bl.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript. For information on catalogues and ordering manuscripts see Finding and ordering Persian manuscripts in the British Library.
Funding of Cataloguing
BL
Please fill out your details.