Princeton University, Islamic Manuscripts Garrett no. 547H

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS28882

Shelfmark:

Islamic Manuscripts Garrett no. 547H

Title:

Collection of texts on occult sciences

Occult texts

Date:

between 17--? and 18--?

eighteenth century (dates CE) AAT

nineteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

ara

Arabic WIKIDATA

Material:

paper, illustrations

Paper AAT

Physical Description:

Extent: 7 items : paper, illustrations ; 258 x 195 (125-200 x 80-140) mm.

Note:

Ms. composite codex.
Title supplied by cataloger.
On fol. 1a: In two vertical columns, names of the signs of the zodiac and their corresponding "darajah" ; list of Arabic numbers 1-10 and their counterpart in another script.
Layout: 12-25 lines per page.
Description: Written in black and purple ink ; watermarks (crescent in shield; roman-alphabet lettering "ETTORE DE RITTER, PODGORA")
Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900.

Keyword:

magic squares

Watermarks

tables (documents)

Geomancy

Islamic Empire

Early works

Astrological geomancy

Predictive astrology

Daniel (Biblical figure)

Hermetism

Islamic occultism

Astrology, Arab

Islamic magic

Divination--Religious aspects--Islam

Manuscripts, Arabic

Ibn al-ʻArabī, 1165-1240. Manẓūmat Kashf al-Rān

Hermes, Trismegistus

Talismans

Magic squares

New Jersey--Princeton

Institutional Record:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9955273643506421

IIIF Manifest:

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/71c63646-9bba-4284-9125-7d2430a471ae/manifest

Holding Institution:

Princeton University