[جامع الانوار من الكواكب والابصار].

[Jāmiʻ al-anwār min al-kawākib wa-al-abṣār].

Author
Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
Persian
Published/​Created
[between 1650 and 1699?]
Description
20 leaves : paper, ill. ; 181 x 109 (125 x 63) mm.

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    Summary note
    Descriptions of astronomical instruments with diagrams; consists of two maqālah and a khātimah.
    Notes
    • Ms. codex.
    • Title provided by cataloger, per Storey.
    • Physical description: 11 lines per page; written in nastaʻliq in black on tan glazed, laid Arabic paper. Rubrication and catchwords. Diagrams in red and black. Some staining, particularly heavy on fol. 1-2, 20, causing some loss of text. Edges ragged and first folio repaired.
    • Incipit: سبحانك اللهم يا فاطرالسماوات والعرش العظيم ... اما بعد بيا اين آسمان سنج ... نگاهي كن ... عقل پيوند
    Language note
    Persian.
    Provenance
    Smudged owner's stamps and notes on fol. 1a.
    References
    Storey, C. A. Persian literature, II, 90.
    OCLC
    812531491
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