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Language Arabic Subject Divination--Early works to 1800 Digitised Content Platform Qatar Digital Library

1. Add MS 7473, ff 64r-81r

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 7473, ff 64r-81r
Title:
al-Juz’ al-awwal min kitāb al-jafar الجزء الأول من كتاب الجفر
Scope & Content:
Treatise on divination drawing on the authority of Aristotle, Daniel and Solomon. Contents: Begins (f. 63v, lines 7-10): في التبصرة في شرح الشهور العربية والرومية وبروجها وما فيها ومنازل القمر والأنواء وطلوع المنازل وغرب النظائر Ends (f. 81r, line 25): عيد التجلى تسعة وعشري منه مقتل يوحن...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
639
Extent:

Ff. 64r-81r

2. Or 5591, ff 185r-211v

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 5591, ff 185r-211v
Title:
Thirty-seven tables, diagrams and short texts related to astrology, divination and astral magic
Scope & Content:
Thirty-seven tables, diagrams and short texts related to astrology, divination and astral magic. Most of these are extracted from unknown sources, although the items on ff. 187v-188r and ff. 202v-203r mention Hermes (هرمس) and Dorotheus of Sidon (Δωρόθεος Σιδώνιος, ذوروثيوس, fl. AD 50-100) and t...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
0867
Extent:

Ff. 185r-211v