1. Or 9649, ff 1v-5r
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 9649, ff 1v-5r
- Title:
- Ṣan‘at al-arghīn al-būqī صنعة الأرغين البوقي Mūrisṭus مورسطس
- Scope & Content:
- Treatise on the construction of a hydaulic pipe organ (الأرغين البوقي; lit. 'trumpet organ'). The instrument is said to have been carried into battle and used as a siren capable of emitting a blast the could be heard for sixty miles. The author states that he made such an organ for the 'king of ...
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Arabic
- Date Range:
- 19th century
- Extent:
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Ff. 1v-5r
