1. Or 9649, ff 6v-10v
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 9649, ff 6v-10v
- Title:
- Ṣan‘at al-arghīn al-zamarī صنعة الأرغين الزمري Mūrisṭus مورسطس
- Scope & Content:
- Treatise on the construction of a pneumatic pipe organ (الأرغين الزمري; lit. 'reed-pipe organ'). The instrument is said to produce all manner of wonderous sounds, which cause their listeners by turns to weep, fall asleep at once, rejoice and dance, and lose their senses (f. 6v, lines 3-6, transc...
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Arabic
- Date Range:
- 19th century
- Extent:
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Ff. 6v-10v
