NASIR AL-DIN TUSI (D. AH 672/1274 AD): TAHRIR UQLIDIS

SIGNED MUHAMMAD REZA BIN MU'IN AL-DIN FAIRUZABADI, SAFAVID IRAN, DATED SAFAR AH 1026/FEBRUARY-MARCH 1617 AD

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NASIR AL-DIN TUSI (D. AH 672/1274 AD): TAHRIR UQLIDIS
SIGNED MUHAMMAD REZA BIN MU'IN AL-DIN FAIRUZABADI, SAFAVID IRAN, DATED SAFAR AH 1026/FEBRUARY-MARCH 1617 AD
The recension of Euclid's Elements, Persian manuscript on paper, 123ff. plus 5 fly-leaves, each folio with 23ll. of black nasta'liq, important words and phrases picked out or underlined in red, occasional words in red or black in the margins, numerous red and black diagrams throughout the text, first 3ff. a later replacement, colophon with the date added of the composition of the work, later owner's diagrams and stamps on first and final folio, some marginal repair, in plain brown morocco, blue paper doublures
Folio 9 x 4 5/8in. (22.8 x 11.8cm.)

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Lot Essay

More than one author wrote works by the title Tahrir Uqlidis. However that responsible for our text is likely to be Nasir al-Din Tusi as the colophon gives the date of completion of the text as 22 Sha'ban 646/17 December 1248-49 AD.

One of the later owner's notes states that the manuscript was owned by a Muhammad Taqi bin Muhammad Reza al-Munajjim (the astronomer). His seal is also present and is dated AH 1028/1618-19 AD.

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