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Lot Essay
The four treatises in this manuscript include:
The Risala Farsi Hey’at by Ala al-Dīn Ali ibn Muhammed, known as ‘Ali Qushji (d. 1474), a treatise on astrology, on the nature of celestial bodies and the rotations of earth. Another copy of this risala is in the National Library of Iran (Ketabkhaneh-ye Meli Iran) (kaf3024-1). See lot 75 in this catalogue for a more detailed note on Qushji.
The Risala Jame Giti-nama, by Husayn bin Mu’in al-Din ‘Ali Meybudi Yazdi (d. 1505-06), on the science of finding the qibla and other instruments, based on particular mathematical formulas. A copy of this risala is in the Malek Museum in Tehran (1393.04.01787/001).
The Risala Jarathqal (Jarthaqil), by Ibn Sina (d. 1037) a mechanical treatise on the pulling of weights (see Abattouy, 2006, pp.1-25).
The Risala Tashrih al-Aflak, by Bahaʾ al‐Din Muḥammad bin Ḥusayn al‐ʿAmili (d. 1621), known as Sheikh Bahai, on the anatomy of the celestial spheres. This is Bahai’s summary of hypothetical astronomy where he confirms the opinion that supports the positional rotation of the Earth.
The Risala Farsi Hey’at by Ala al-Dīn Ali ibn Muhammed, known as ‘Ali Qushji (d. 1474), a treatise on astrology, on the nature of celestial bodies and the rotations of earth. Another copy of this risala is in the National Library of Iran (Ketabkhaneh-ye Meli Iran) (kaf3024-1). See lot 75 in this catalogue for a more detailed note on Qushji.
The Risala Jame Giti-nama, by Husayn bin Mu’in al-Din ‘Ali Meybudi Yazdi (d. 1505-06), on the science of finding the qibla and other instruments, based on particular mathematical formulas. A copy of this risala is in the Malek Museum in Tehran (1393.04.01787/001).
The Risala Jarathqal (Jarthaqil), by Ibn Sina (d. 1037) a mechanical treatise on the pulling of weights (see Abattouy, 2006, pp.1-25).
The Risala Tashrih al-Aflak, by Bahaʾ al‐Din Muḥammad bin Ḥusayn al‐ʿAmili (d. 1621), known as Sheikh Bahai, on the anatomy of the celestial spheres. This is Bahai’s summary of hypothetical astronomy where he confirms the opinion that supports the positional rotation of the Earth.