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This handbook of arithmetic is a compilation of works by Ibn al-Banna and Ibn al-Ha'im (d. AH 815/1412 AD).
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, AH 2 RAMADAN 877/1 FEBRUARY 1473 AD
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Fathullah: al-Kitab al-Ma'unah fi al-hisab
Near East or North Africa, AH 2 Ramadan 877/1 February 1473 AD
Arithmetic, Arabic manuscript on paper, 110ff. each with 22ll. of neat black naskh, overlining and marginal notes in red, final folio with numerical table outlined in red, penultimate folio with colophon signed Muhammad al-Khaliji and dated 2 Ramadan 877, worming, very light staining, in Mamluk-style binding with flap
Folio 6½ x 4¾in. (16.5 x 12cm.)
Near East or North Africa, AH 2 Ramadan 877/1 February 1473 AD
Arithmetic, Arabic manuscript on paper, 110ff. each with 22ll. of neat black naskh, overlining and marginal notes in red, final folio with numerical table outlined in red, penultimate folio with colophon signed Muhammad al-Khaliji and dated 2 Ramadan 877, worming, very light staining, in Mamluk-style binding with flap
Folio 6½ x 4¾in. (16.5 x 12cm.)