Mahmud b. Muhammad al-Rumi known as Miram Chalpi(d. AH 931/1525 AD):Fath al-Fathiyah

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Mahmud b. Muhammad al-Rumi known as Miram Chalpi(d. AH 931/1525 AD):Fath al-Fathiyah
Turkey AH 890/1485 AD

Astronomy, Arabic manuscript on paper, 111ff.each with 19ll. of flowing black Ottoman naskh, occasional words, underlinings, external margins, and intertextual diagrams in red, marginal notes apparently in the same hand (water damage to edges), signed by the author and dated AH 890, brown morocco binding with later patterned paper overlay (stained and scuffed)
folio 8½ x 6½in. (21.5 x 16.5cm.)

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This is a commentary on al-Fathiyah, an astronomical work of 'Ali al-Qushji (d. AH 879/1474 AD).The title of the work alludes to the conquest of the fort of Uzun Hasan by Sultan Mehmed II in 1472 AD, a contemporary event.The work was completed during the life of Sultan Bayezid II (1481 - 1512).
This is a draft copy signed by the author, both at the end of the work and at the end of each marginal note.

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