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Libra Esoterica

[Two works on astronomy in Persian]

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  • 19th century
  • Language: Persian
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
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Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials. Version 1. December 2002 112 unfoliated leaves : 215 x 150 (160 x 90) mm, bound to 215 x 150 mm Two texts on calendars copied together in the same hand. The first is a commentary on al-Birjandī's Bīst bāb dar taqvīm, followed by a copy of Dar maʻrifat-i taqvīm mushtamil bar sī faṣl by al-Ṭūsī Manuscript codex Title provided by the cataloger Layout: Chiefly written in 19 long lines; some marginalia Script: Written in nastaʻlīq influenced naskh in black ink; pointed Decoration: Tables and diagrams in red and black; overlinining in red Origin: Copy completed in 1244 AH (1828 CE) by Sayyid ʻAbd al-Taqī ibn Mīrzā ʻAbd al-Samīʻ al-Ḥusaynī al-Mūsavī al-Shīrāzī (f. 111r, 135r) Shelfmark: MS Or 26 Persian customs stamps solar dated 1312 A.H. (f. 1r, 135v). Owner's note with stamp dated 1281 A.H. (1864 CE) Gift of David Eugene Smith, 1931-1934 Plain black leather over pasteboard Item cataloged from digital facsimile and existing description Digitized as part of the Muslim World Manuscripts Project, 2018-2020, funded by CLIR Columbia University Catalog: go to CLIO

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