(Q3873)
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Kitāb fī istīʻāb al-wujūh al-mumkinah fī ṣanʻat al-asṭurlāb.
كتاب في استيعاب الوجوه الممكنة في صنعة الاسطرلاب.
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Bīrūnī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, 973?-1048
بيروني، محمد بن احمد، 973?-1048
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Compasses (Mathematical instruments)--Early works to 1800
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Astronomical instruments--Early works to 1800
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Compasses (Mathematical instruments)
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A.H. 625 (1228)
13. century
1228Gregorian
1228Gregorian
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Extent: i, 86, i leaves : paper, color illustrations ; 252 x 171 (190 x 124) mm bound to 252 x 178 mm
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Given as a pious endowment (waqf) in 1292 A.H. (note in Persian in ink, f. 1r); several other notes and stamps (f. 1r, 75r), one dated 1120 A.H. (f. 86v).
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Paper: Laid paper chain lines occasionally visible in sets of two.
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Ms. codex.
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Origin: Copy compled in A.H. Jumādá al-Ākhirah 625 (May 1228) (f. 66r, 86v).
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Binding: 13th-century leather, blind-stamped, with replacement flap.
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Foliation: Paper, i + 87 + i; [1-87]; some irregular foliation in ink, upper right verso.
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Decoration: Numerous diagrams in red ink; rubrications in red.
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Script: Written in naskh in black ink; partially pointed.
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Layout: Written in 21-24 long lines.
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Displayed by Sam Fogg Ltd. in Ink and Gold: Masterpieces of Islamic Calligraphy, at the Museum für Islamische Kunst, Berlin, July-Aug. 2006.
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Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg, 2015.
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Sold by Sam Fogg Ltd. (London) to Lawrence J. Schoenberg, Apr. 2006.
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Displayed by Sam Fogg Ltd. in Ink and Gold: Masterpieces of Islamic Calligraphy, at the Museum für Islamische Kunst, Berlin, July-Aug. 2006.
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27 August 2023
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27 August 2023
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