1. Add MS 23391, ff 21r-25v
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 23391, ff 21r-25v
- Title:
- Ṣan‘at al-zāmir صنعة الزامر Apollonius the carpenter and geometer أبلنيوس النجار الهندسي
- Scope & Content:
- Treatise on the design and construction of an hydraulic flute playing machine. The treatise is attributed to 'Apollonius the carpenter and geometer (أبلنيوس النجار الهندسي)', who some have identified as the geometer Apollonius of Perga (Ἀπολλώνιος; أبلونيوس; fl ca 200 BC). Begins (f. 21r, lines...
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Arabic
- Date Range:
- 16th century
- Extent:
-
ff. 21r-25v
