Skip to item: of 150
Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

Three treatises on meteorological divination [‎i-v] (9/150)

This item is part of

The record is made up of Codex A collection of pages, usually gathered into quires, and bound between covers. ; ff. i+69+i. It was created in 1295. It was written in Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: Oriental Manuscripts.

About this item

Content

Three treatises on the prediction of future events based on astronomical, meteorological and other natural phenomena. The contents of the volume are:

  • Fihrist Arisṭā [ ṭā ] līs (ff 1v-37r);
  • Treatise on meteorological divination attributed to the prophet Daniel (ff 37r-64r);
  • Ramādī, Ibn Murād, Tarṣīd shaḥr al-Muḥarram al-mubārrak (ff 64v-69v).

The manuscript was copied on 19 Ṣafar 1295 (22 February 1878; see colophon Section at the end of a manuscript text. of Item Three, f. 69v).

Extent and format
Codex A collection of pages, usually gathered into quires, and bound between covers. ; ff. i+69+i
Physical characteristics

Material: Paper

Dimensions: 162 x 120 mm leaf [113 x 70 mm written]

Foliation: Arabic pagination in blue crayon; British Museum foliation in pencil

Ruling: None visible; 15 lines per page; vertical spacing 13 lines per 10 cm

Quires: Seven quires of ten leaves; quire Collection of papers folded in half and stitched together to form a gathering of folios. marks in blue crayon in upper left-hand corners of ff. 11r, 21r, 31r, 41r, 51r and 61r

Script: Naskh

Ink: Black ink, with rubrications

Binding: British Museum binding with envelope flap

Condition: Excellent condition, with light foxing

Marginalia: some section headings marked باب in blue crayon, and very few marginal corrections and notes (e.g. ff. 57r, 68v and 69v)

Written in
Arabic in Arabic script
View the complete information for this record

Use and share this item

Share this item
Cite this item in your research

Three treatises on meteorological divination [‎i-v] (9/150), British Library: Oriental Manuscripts, Or 14791, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023666014.0x00000a> [accessed 28 March 2024]

Link to this item
Embed this item

Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023666014.0x00000a">Three treatises on meteorological divination [&lrm;i-v] (9/150)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023666014.0x00000a">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000004818.0x000001/Or 14791_0009.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000004818.0x000001/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Use and reuse
Download this image