MS. Huntington 308 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
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Oriental Manuscripts Huntington Collection
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5 works by 5 authors on the subjects of Euclid's Elements, Geometry, and Consensus
1. ff. 1r-57rTitle: Taḥrīr Uṣūl al-handasahA commentary on Euclidʼs Elements. Defective, lacking maqālah 1-3 and the beginning of maqalah 4
Fol. 57v-58v contain matter supplementary to Euclidʼs Book 15
Language(s): ArabicReferences
GAL I 510[UAM. 906 (1)]2.Reprint of the 1317 [1899] edition.
Language(s): Arabic3. ff. 59r-75rAuthor: Theodosius, 1st cent. B.C.Title: Kitāb UkarTitle: SphaericaNeither translator nor reviser mentioned
Language(s): ArabicReferences
GAL I 204[UAM. 906 (2)]4. ff. 75v-77vAuthor: AutolykosTitle: al-Kurah al-mutaḥarrikah? translated by Thābit ibn Qurrah al-Ḥarrānī, d. 901 , in the redaction of Ṭūsī, Naṣīr al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, 1201-1274 ; no transr. or edr. mentioned
Language(s): ArabicReferences
GAL I 217[UAM. 906 (3)]5. ff. 78r-92v[Sphaerica], in 3 books
SAUG §111 (b), p. 197 (189), who thinks it may be prior to the recension by Ṭūsī
Language(s): ArabicReferences
GAL I 472[UAM. 906 (4)]Physical Description
Form: codex57 ff. [Qum], 17 ff. 3 ff. 15 ff.History
Origin: 1460 CE [ca. 1980]. CE n.d. n.d. n.d.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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JISC
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