Lot Essay
The marginal notes are from various authorities including Sihah, Mughni al-Labib, Sayyid, Zayn al-'Arab, Qamus and Fasih al-Din.
TURKEY OR SYRIA, DATED AH 1151/1738-9 AD
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Musa b. Muhammad known as Qadizadeh al-Rumi (d. AH 815/1412 AD): Sharh al-Mulakhkhas fi al-Hay'ah
Turkey or Syria, dated AH 1151/1738-9 AD
Astronomy, Arabic manuscript on pale cream paper, 77ff., each with 21ll. neat black Ottoman naskh, various words, phrases and overlining in red, copious diagrams both within the text and marginally in black and red, extracts from various commentaries on the work also written contemporaneously on the diagonal in the margins, sometimes in two or three columns, an extra diagram inserted in one place into the text, colophon at end signed by 'Abd al-Rahman b.Isma'il and dated 1151, very slight staining, Ottoman style russet morocco binding with stamped medallion and border
Folio: 8 5/8 x 6 1/8in. (22 x 15.5cm.)
Turkey or Syria, dated AH 1151/1738-9 AD
Astronomy, Arabic manuscript on pale cream paper, 77ff., each with 21ll. neat black Ottoman naskh, various words, phrases and overlining in red, copious diagrams both within the text and marginally in black and red, extracts from various commentaries on the work also written contemporaneously on the diagonal in the margins, sometimes in two or three columns, an extra diagram inserted in one place into the text, colophon at end signed by 'Abd al-Rahman b.Isma'il and dated 1151, very slight staining, Ottoman style russet morocco binding with stamped medallion and border
Folio: 8 5/8 x 6 1/8in. (22 x 15.5cm.)