'Ali b. 'Abd al-Qadir al-Hasani al-Faradi (d. AH 870/1465-6 AD): al-Fawa'id al-Jalilah fi Hall Majhulat al-Wasilah

PROBABLY CAIRO, AH 863/1458-9 AD

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'Ali b. 'Abd al-Qadir al-Hasani al-Faradi (d. AH 870/1465-6 AD): al-Fawa'id al-Jalilah fi Hall Majhulat al-Wasilah
Probably Cairo, AH 863/1458-9 AD
Mathematics, Arabic manuscript on paper, 41ff. each with 19ll. of black naskh, occasional words in red, final folio with colophon signed 'Umar b. 'Abd Allah al-Mantaravi and dated 863, light staining and restoration to some pages, in later Ottoman maroon morocco binding and flap with gold stamped medallion and watered paper doublures
Folio 7 x 5¼in. (18 x 13cm.)

Lot Essay

The author, a mathematician and physician, was of Syrian parentage, born in AH 808/1405-6 AD in Cairo where he also died. He is also known as Nur al-Din Sayyid al-Faradi. This is a complete, dated copy made during the lifetime of the author; an incomplete copy of the work dated AH 865 is in Cairo, and a complete 10th century copy is in the Yasuda collection in the library of Princeton University.

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