MS. Huntington 214 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Huntington Collection
Contents
4 works by 4 authors on the subjects of Mathematics and Algebra
1. ff. 1v-34r
*This title, used by Rosen in his edn. of 1831 from this unique MS., does not occur in the MS., which has simply Kitāb al-Khwārizmī [A. F. L. B.]
Language(s): Arabic
References
GAL I 216
[UAM. 918 (1) with corrig. Nicoll p. 601; revd. by Beeston]
2. ff. 34r-52v
Title: Muqaddimah fī al-ḥisāb
*Beeston conjectures Khuzāʻī
f. 34r contains a fāʼidah on al-bidaʻ
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Mathematics
[UAM. 918 (2), with corrig. Nicoll p. 601; revd. by Beeston
3. ff. 53r-75r
f. 75r contains two short work (poetry)
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Mathematics
[UAM. 918 (3), with corrig. Nicoll p. 601; revd. by Beeston]
4. ff. 76v-86v
Identification of author is Beestonʼs : MS. has only Abū... Aḥmad
Language(s): Arabic
References
GAL I 402
[UAM. 918 (4), with corrig. Nic. p. 601; revd. by Beeston]
Physical Description
Form: codex
34 ff. 19 ff. 23 ff. 11 ff.
History
Origin: 1342 CE 1342 CE 1342 CE 14th cent.? 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.
Availability
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Digital Images
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