Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS Or 297

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DS ID:

DS6611

Shelfmark:

MS Or 297

Title:

Masāyil-i jabr va muqābalah

Author:

Qāz̤ī Muḥammad Aʻlá, active 1767 / قاضي محمد اعلى، active 1767

Qāz̤ī Muḥammad Aʻlá WIKIDATA

Place:

India?

India TGN

Date:

18--?].

nineteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Persian

Persian WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: ii, 73, ii leaves + 5 leaves : paper, illustrations; 244 x 158 (170 x 90) mm, bound to 250 x 160 mm

Former Owner(s):

Plimpton, George A. 1855-1936

George Arthur Plimpton WIKIDATA

Note:

Manuscript codex.
Layout: 15 long lines.
Script: Written in nastaʻlīq in black ink; pointed.
Decoration: Some diagrams and tables in red and black.
Origin: The copy is undated, perhaps produced in India in the 19th century.
Shelfmark: MS Or 297.
Formerly owned by George A. Plimpton (bookplate inside front cover).

Keyword:

Early works

manuscripts (documents)

diagrams

codices (bound manuscripts)

Algebra

Manuscripts, Persian

Institutional Record:

https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/14642103

IIIF Manifest:

https://iiif.archive.org/iiif/ldpd_14642103_000/manifest.json

Holding Institution:

Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library