拍品 53
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Ra'is al-Buhar al-Mu'allim Sulaiman ibn Ahmad al-Mihri al-Quda'i (fl. AH 943/1536 AD): al-raud al-zahir al-mustakhlis min zij al-dailami

BAHRAIN, AH JUMADA I 943/OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 1536 AD

细节
Ra'is al-Buhar al-Mu'allim Sulaiman ibn Ahmad al-Mihri al-Quda'i (fl. AH 943/1536 AD): al-raud al-zahir al-mustakhlis min zij al-dailami
Bahrain, AH Jumada I 943/October-November 1536 AD
Astronomy, Arabic manuscript on paper, 57ff. with 25ll. of black naskh, occasional words and phrases in red, copious astronomical tables, final folio with colophon signed 'Abdullah ibn Mahmud al-Ansari al-Maliki al-Bahrani and dated Jumada I 943, light staining, in brown morocco binding with flap with gold tooled medallion
Folio 11¾ x 8in. (30 x 20.3cm.)

拍品专文

This is a little known work made during the lifetime of the author, a master navigator and astronomer. The present work consists of extracts taken from the astronomical tables of Dailami and Najrani, updated by the author.