Muzaffar al-Din b. Muhammad b. al-Muzaffar al-Tusi (d. circa 1209 AD) : Risalah al-Asturlab

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Muzaffar al-Din b. Muhammad b. al-Muzaffar al-Tusi (d. circa 1209 AD) : Risalah al-Asturlab
Persia or Southern Russia, circa 13th century

a treatise on the use of the astrolabe written directly copying a holograph copy, arabic manuscript on thick polished deep yellow paper, 27ff. and two flyleaves, each with 15ll. strong dark brown ?script, important words and phrases in red, (ff. 19-22 and 26-27 early replacements, slight staining), half morocco binding with Indian printed cloth covers, similar cloth doublures (slight scuffing)
folio 10 1/8 x 7 3/8in. (25.7 x 18.1cm.)

Lot Essay

This is an work that is apparently unique. The only work hitherto known by this author is Mas'alla Hindusiyya, published by David King in Vol.2B as 7/3/6

King D.: A Descriptive Catalogue of Scientific Manuscripts in Arabic, Cairo, 1986

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