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1 copy of Miftāḥ al-ḥussāb by Kāshī, Jamshīd ibn Masʻūd, -approximately 1436
Title: Miftāḥ al-ḥussāb
Title: مفتاح الحساب
Treatise on arithmetic dedicated to Ulūgh Beg
Incipit: الحمد لله الذي توحد بابداع الاحاد وتفرد بتاليف صنوف الاعداد ... اما بعد فان احوج خلق الله تعالى الى غفرانه جمشيد ... الكاشي الملقب بالغيات ... يقول لما مارست بالاعمال الحسابية ...
Colophon: تمام شد كتاب مفتاح الحساب...بتاریخ بیست هفتم رمضان المبارک سنه 1222 هجری مطابق بيست نهم ماه نومبر سنه 1807 عيسوي
Language(s): Arabic
References
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 157 f.
Dimensions (leaf): 26.5 × 19.5 cm.
Dimensions (written): 19 × 11 cm.
Layout
Hand(s)
Clear naskhi hand
History
Origin: 1222 AH; 1807 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
Bequest of R.C. Reid
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
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