Two mathematical treatises [‎ii-r] (10/262)

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Two mathematical treatises

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Ref: Add MS 15480

The record is made up of Codex A collection of pages, usually gathered into quires, and bound between covers. ; ff. v+117+v. It was created in 1148-1177. It was written in Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: Oriental Manuscripts.

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(1) al-Jurjānī الجرجاني)), al-Sharīfīyah fī sharḥ al-farāʾiḍ al-sirājīyah (الشريفية في شرح الفرائض السراجية; ff. 2v-88v);
(2) al-Zamzamī (الزمزمي), al-Murshidah fī ṣināʿat al-ghubār (المرشدة في صناعة الغبار; ff. 89v-116v).

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Codex A collection of pages, usually gathered into quires, and bound between covers. ; ff. v+117+v

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Physical characteristics:

Material: Eastern laid paper

Dimensions: 220 x 150 mm leaf [160 x 105 mm written (item 1, ff. 2v-88v), 140 x 95 mm (item 2, ff. 89v-116v)]

Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencil

Ruling: No ruling visible; 21 lines per page (item 1, ff. 2v-88v), 13 lines per page (item 2, ff. 89v-116v); vertical spacing 13 lines per 10 cm (item 1, ff. 2v-88v), 9 lines per 10 cm (item 2, ff. 89v-116v)

Script: Naskh ; the scribe is Ibrāhīm ibn Mullā Ayyūb ibn Gharīb ibn Ibrāhīm (إبراهيم بن ملا أيوب ابن غريب ابن ابراهيم, see f. 88v, lines 18-19)

Ink: Black ink, with rubricated headings and overlinings and tables in red

Binding: British Museum binding with blind-tooled, green leather from earlier (Ottoman) boards pasted onto present boards

Condition: Water damage (especially f. 2v), some stains and foxing

Marginalia: Very few

Seals: Ff. 2r and 89r

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Arabic in Arabic script

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Reference: Add MS 15480
Title: Two mathematical treatises
Pages: front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:v-v, 1r:2r, 89r, 117r:117v, vi-r:x-v, back-i
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