Details

Subject(s)

• Geomancy—Islamic countries—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Persian—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Summary note

Collection of two texts on geomancy.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Titles for text 1 supplied by cataloger per Storey (II, 488, no. 47). Title for text 2 from fol. 31a.
• On front cover: Label reading "147" in Arabic script.
• Physical description: 17 lines per page; written in nastaʻliq in black on tan glazed, laid Arabic paper. Rubrication and catchwords; some marginal notes. Charts in red and black; raml illustrations in black. Foliated in Arabic script 1-47, (leaf skipped), 48-51 on upper right corner of verso. Abjad notation in upper left corner of recto on most leaves. Numerous paper repairs; first and last leaves pasted to modern paper. Some staining and edges dog-eared. Fol. 5-48 detached.
• Origin: Text 1 dated Jumādá II 1004 H. [February 1596] (fol. 30b). Text 2 dated 6 Rajab 10114 H. [sic]; text is written by the same hand on the same paper and may have actually been copied shortly after text 1.
• Incipit (text 1): و بعد چنىن گوىد بنده پر عتاب سرخاب که مدت جهل سال پروى علم رمل کردم
• Incipit (text 2): اى فرزند بدان ايدک الله و ايانا که در براهىن علم طبىعى مبرهن و ثابتست

Binding note

Limp brown leather with gray paper pastedowns.

Language note

Persian.

Contents

• 1. fol. 1b-30b: [Surkhāb al-raml].
• 2. fol. 31a-53a: Risālat sāyir al-awliyā fī al-raml. With five charts on fol. 31a, 47a-48b.

References

Storey, C. A. Persian literature, II, 488 (no. 47)

Other title(s)

• Risālah-i Surkhāb
• رساله سرخاب
• Risālat sāyir al-awliyā fī al-raml.
• رسالة ساير الاوليا في الرمل.

OCLC

742599758

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