Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS Or 303 - FOLIO

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DS ID:

DS26207

Shelfmark:

MS Or 303 - FOLIO

Title:

Kitāb al-Majisṭī / كتاب المجسطي

Almagest

Author:

Ptolemy, active 2nd century

Ptolemy WIKIDATA

Scribe:

Khaṭīb, Maḥmūd / خطيب، محمود

Maḥmūd Khaṭīb WIKIDATA

Place:

Iran?

Iran TGN

Date:

A.H. 1283 [1867

nineteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Arabic

Arabic WIKIDATA

Material:

paper, illustrations, tables

Paper AAT

Physical Description:

Extent: 259 leaves : paper, illustrations, tables ; 320 x 210 (230 x 120) mm, bound 330 x 210 x 35 mm

Former Owner(s):

Plimpton, George A. 1855-1936

George Arthur Plimpton WIKIDATA

Note:

Inserted: A note in pen claims rarity of the manuscript, ascribing it to Mahmud Khatib in A.H. 663; a note in pencil below contradicts it and suggests the 19th century date of production.
Layout: varies, extensive marginalia and numerous tables.
Manuscript codex.
Most leaves have been remounted because of damage.
Origin: Copied: 1283 AH / 1867 AD
Shelfmark: MS Or 303 - FOLIO.
Title from introduction (f. 1v).
Formerly owned by George A. Plimpton (bookplate on front leaf and inside back cover).

Keyword:

Manuscripts

codices (bound manuscripts)

Astronomy

Early works

Manuscripts, Arabic

New York (State)--New York

Almagest (Ptolemy)

Institutional Record:

https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/18305793

IIIF Manifest:

https://iiif.archive.org/iiif/ldpd_18336812_000/manifest.json

Holding Institution:

Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library