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Delhi Arabic 1902
- Record Id:
- 032-003376889
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003376889
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100044363890.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100069789970.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Delhi Arabic 1902
- Title:
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Composite volume of treatises on mathematics
- Scope & Content:
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Composite volume comprising four codicological units: ff. 1-20, 21-53, 54-69, and 70-79. The manuscript contains many inclusions, notes on small slips of paper, now bound into the volume.
Contents:
(1) al-Nīsābūrī (النيسابوري), al-Risālah al-Shamsīyah fī al-uṣūl al-ḥisābīyah (الرسالة الشمسية في الأصول الحسابية; ff. 1r-47v);
(2) Anonymous, Tadhnīb (تذنيب; ff. 47v-53r);
(3) al-Nīsābūrī (النيسابوري), al-Risālah al-Shamsīyah fī al-uṣūl al-ḥisābīyah (الرسالة الشمسية في الأصول الحسابية; ff. 54r-69v);
(4) Anonymous, Risālah muntakhabah min al-risālah al-mawsūmah bi-al-bahā’īyah fī ‘ilm al-ḥisāb (رسالة منتخبة من الرسالة الموسومة بالبهائية في علم الحساب; ff. 70r-79v).
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Library
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- 032-003376889
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Delhi Arabic 1902, ff 1r-47v : al-Risālah al-Shamsīyah fī al-uṣūl al-ḥisābīyah الرسالة الشمسية في الأصول…
Delhi Arabic 1902, ff 47v-53r : Tadhnīb تذنيب
Delhi Arabic 1902, ff 54r-69v : al-Risāla al-Shamsīyah fī al-uṣūl al-ḥisābīyah الرسالة الشمسية في الأصول…
Delhi Arabic 1902, ff 70r-79v : Risālah muntakhabah min al-risālah al-mawsūmah bi-al-bahā’īyah fī ‘ilm al-ḥisāb رسالة…
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
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Codex; ff. ii+79+ii
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Arabic
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 17th century-18th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Composite volume comprising four codicological units: ff. 1-20, 21-53, 54-69, and 70-79
Material: Eastern laid paper
Dimensions: 222 x 130 mm
Foliation: India Office Library foliation stamped in black ink
Script: Nasta’līq and Naskh
Ink: Black ink, with rubricated headings, and overlinings and diagrams in red
Decoration: None
Binding: The volume was bound in a new paper binding during conservation work. The leather cover of the original binding, with blind-tooled border and internal gold ink border is housed in the box containing the volume. Also in the box are the remains of the delaminated boards of the binding, which were composed of re-used paper that had previously been used in account keeping as evidenced by the use of siyāq numerals.
Condition: Binding detached, boards delaminated, Waterstains, wormholes, etc
Marginalia: Many by numerous hands
Seals: ff. 1r and 79v
- Custodial History:
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The Government of India: its seal with central legend 'Delhi MSS' (ff. 1r and 79v)
- Source of Acquisition:
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Purchased by the Government of India at sale organised by Delhi Prize Agents, 1859; administrative deposit India Office Library, 1876
- Administrative Context:
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India
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Arithmetic -- Early works to 1900
Mathematics -- Early works to 1800