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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Or 5591

1. Or 5591

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 5591
Title:
Collection of Arabic astrological and divinatory texts, and a fragment of a Persian manuscript
Scope & Content:
Collection of astrological and divinatory texts and diagrams drawn from sources both ancient and contemporary with the scribe, ʻAbd Allāh ibn al-Ṣāḥib Nūr al-Dīn al-Jazarī al-Masīḥī (عبد الله بن الصاحب نور الدين الجزري المسيحي), who copied it for his own use in 867/1462-3 (see colophon, f. 19r, ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, Farsi, and Persian
Date Range:
0867
Extent:

Codex; ff. i+214+i

2. Or 5591, f 161v

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 5591, f 161v
Title:
Faṣl fī al-qirānāt فصل في القرانات
Scope & Content:
Short section listing six types of conjunction. 　 Begins (f. 161v, lines 1-4): ... والأمور الدالة على التغيرات في هذا العالم من القرانات وغيرها ستة أعظمها قران زحل والمشتري في برج الحمل وذلك يكون في كل تسسع مائة وستين سسنة ... Ends (f. 161v, lines 10-12): والخامس نزول النير الأعظم نقطة ا...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
0867
Extent:

F. 161v

3. Or 5591, ff 3r-18r

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 5591, ff 3r-18r
Title:
al-Kitāb fīhi manāzil al-qamar wa-mā fīhā min al-ikhtīyārāt wa-al-aʻmāl wa-dhālika min qawl Hirmis al-ḥakīm wa-ghayrih الكتاب فيه منازل القمر وما فيها من الاختيارات والأعمال وذلك من قول هرمس الحكيم وغيره Aristotle أرسطاطاليس
Scope & Content:
Treatise on astral elections, or choosing propitious times to begin various actions, judging by the stations of the Moon. The treatise belongs to the genre of Islamicate occult scientific literature known as the pseudo-Aristotelian Hermetica, which takes its name from the fact that it is made u...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
0867
Extent:

Ff. 3r-18r

4. Or 5591, ff 18v-19r

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 5591, ff 18v-19r
Title:
Anonymous treatise on the exaltations and falls of the seven planets Hermes هرمس
Scope & Content:
Brief treatise attributed to Hermes (هرمس) on the significant places on the zodiac for each of the seven planets. The copy was made from a poorly written exemplar (نقل من نسخة سقيمة الخط) in 867/1462-3 by ʻAbd Allāh ibn al-Ṣāḥib Nūr al-Dīn al-Jazarī al-Masīḥī (عبد الله بن الصاحب نور الدين الجزر...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
0867
Extent:

Ff. 18v-19r

5. Or 5591, ff 20r-20v

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 5591, ff 20r-20v
Title:
Bāb dhikr sāʻāt al-kawākib باب ذكر ساعات الكواكب
Scope & Content:
Brief chapter without indication of authorship on the activities appropriate to the hours of the day associated with each of the seven planets and the conditions (أحوال) of the Moon. This text is numbered 2 (ب) in the present collection. Begins (f. 20r, lines 2-3) ساعات الشمس محمودة لعلاج الط...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
0867
Extent:

Ff. 20r-20v

6. Or 5591, ff 21v-23r

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 5591, ff 21v-23r
Title:
Bāb fī ittiṣālāt al-qamar bi-al-kawākib wa-al-shams باب في اتصالات القمر بالكواكب والشمس
Scope & Content:
Chapter without indication of authorship on the election of propitous times for activities based on the Moon's applications (ittiṣālāt): sextile (tasdīs), quartile (tarbīʻ), trine (tathlīth), opposition (muqābala) and conjunction (muqārana). This text is numbered 3 (ج) in the present collection...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
0867
Extent:

Ff. 21v-23r

7. Or 5591, ff 23v-50r

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 5591, ff 23v-50r
Title:
Kitāb al-dalālāt ʻalá al-ittiṣālāt wa-qirānāt al-kawākib fī al-burūj al-ithná ʻashar wa-ashrāfihā wa-hubūṭātihā wa-istiqāmātihā wa-rujūʻihā wa-ẓuhūrihā wa-ghaybātihā wa-kawnihā maʻa al-raʼs wa-al-dhanab كتاب الدلالات على الاتصالات وقرانات الكواكب في البروج الاثنا عشر وأشرافها وهبوطاتها واستقاماتها ورجوعها وظهورها وغيباتها وكونها مع الرأس والذنب
Scope & Content:
Handbook for making astrological predictions based onthe conjunctions of the planets and the lunar nodes in the various signs of the zodiac. A marginalium beside the title at the head of f. 23v gives the text an alternative short title: The Book of Judgements (كتاب الأحكام). Sezgin (Geschichte ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
0867
Extent:

Ff. 23v-50r

8. Or 5591, ff 50v-68r

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 5591, ff 50v-68r
Title:
Collection of short astrological texts
Scope & Content:
Collection of short chapters and sections on various astrological topics. This first of these texts is numbered 5 (ه) in the present collection. 　 Contents: (1) Chapter on the applications of the planets one to another in whatever sign (باب في الاتصالات [!] الكواكب بعضها ببعض في أي برج كان, ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
0867
Extent:

Ff. 50v-68r

9. Or 5591, ff 68v-89r

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 5591, ff 68v-89r
Title:
Kitāb al-ḥukm ʻinda ṭulūʻ al-shiʻrá كتاب الحكم عند طلوع الشعرى Hermes هرمس
Scope & Content:
Handbook on making astrological judgments based on the rising of Sirius (الشعرى). As with the first item (ff. 3r-18r) in the present manuscript, this text belongs to the genre of Islamicate occult scientific literature known as the pseudo-Aristotelian Hermetica, which takes its name from the f...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
0867
Extent:

Ff. 68v-89r

10. Or 5591, ff 89v-90r

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 5591, ff 89v-90r
Title:
Bāb fīmā yunsabu ilá kull wāḥid min al-kawākib min al-akhlāq باب فيما ينسب إلى كل واحد من الكواكب من الأخلاق
Scope & Content:
Short chapter on the character traits attributed to the influence of each of the planets. This text is not given a number in the present collection. Begins (f. 89v, lines 3-4): اعمل أن أخلاق الناس وطبائعهم مقسومة بين الكواكب السبعة على قدر طبائعها ودلائلها وأشكالها Ends (f. 90r, line 6-8): ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
0867
Extent:

Ff. 89v-90r