Lot Essay
A Persian version of the astronomical tables of Ulugh Beg.
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BAHRAIN, AH SAFAR 1159/23 FEBRUARY-23 MARCH 1746 AD
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'Ali Qushji (d. AH 879/1474 AD): Zij-i-Jadid-i-Gurgani
Bahrain, AH Safar 1159/23 February-23 March 1746 AD
Persian manuscript on paper, 254ff. with 15ll. of flowing black shikasteh, many words and titles in red, with many pages of tables signed in two places Abdullah ibn Mahmud al-Munajjim al-Isfahani and dated Safar 1159 on the island of Manama in Bahrain, slight damage to corners, in tan morocco binding
Folio 9 x 6in. (23.5 x 16.5cm.)
Bahrain, AH Safar 1159/23 February-23 March 1746 AD
Persian manuscript on paper, 254ff. with 15ll. of flowing black shikasteh, many words and titles in red, with many pages of tables signed in two places Abdullah ibn Mahmud al-Munajjim al-Isfahani and dated Safar 1159 on the island of Manama in Bahrain, slight damage to corners, in tan morocco binding
Folio 9 x 6in. (23.5 x 16.5cm.)