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Lot Essay
The colophon states that this work was compiled by Nizam al-Din al-Nishapuri in AH 711/1311-12 AD. Al-Hasan bin Muhammad bin al-Husayn al-Qumi al-Nishapuri was a mathematician and philosopher, originally from Qom but who resided in Nishapur. He wrote religious works, including a commentary on the Qur'an as well as scientific works such as a commentary on Tusi's treatise on the Almagest, Ta'bir al-tahrir (Al-Zarkaly, 2007, vol. 2, p.216). After moving to the Ilkhanid capital of Tabriz, he studied at the Ilkhanid observatory of Maragha, under Qutb al-Din Shirazi, himself a student of Nasir al-Din Tusi.
Other copies of this work are in Bombay, Istanbul, London, Mashhad, Najaf, Paris, Rampur, St. Petersburg, Tabriz and Tehran, see Rosenfeld & Ihsanoglu, 2003, p. 238, no.686. For more about Qutb-al-Din al-Shirazi (1236-1311). See C. Brockelmann, GAL, II, 256, Suppl.II, 273. A copy of another of his works, Kashf haqa'iq zij al-ilkhani, also a commentary on Tusi and dated 1432, sold at Christie's, South Kensington, 18 April 2016, lot 164.
Other copies of this work are in Bombay, Istanbul, London, Mashhad, Najaf, Paris, Rampur, St. Petersburg, Tabriz and Tehran, see Rosenfeld & Ihsanoglu, 2003, p. 238, no.686. For more about Qutb-al-Din al-Shirazi (1236-1311). See C. Brockelmann, GAL, II, 256, Suppl.II, 273. A copy of another of his works, Kashf haqa'iq zij al-ilkhani, also a commentary on Tusi and dated 1432, sold at Christie's, South Kensington, 18 April 2016, lot 164.