Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS Or 49

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS6700

Shelfmark:

MS Or 49

Title:

Kitāb Uṣū̄l al-handasah wa-al-ḥisāb / / كتاب اصول الهندسة والحساب \

Elements

Author:

Euclid

Euclid WIKIDATA

Date:

between 1830 and 1899?

nineteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Arabic

Arabic WIKIDATA

Material:

paper, illustrations

Paper AAT

Physical Description:

Extent: 175 foliated leaves : paper, illustrations ; 205 x 140 (135 x 60) mm, bound to 205 x 135 mm

Former Owner(s):

Smith, David Eugene, 1860-1944

David Eugene Smith WIKIDATA

Note:

Decoration: Geometrical figures in red and black; red overlines and abbreviations.
Layout: 19 long lines; wide margins for diagrams and marginalia.
Manuscript codex.
Origin: Likely copied in the mid- to late-19th century.
Script: Written in naskh in black ink; marginal notations in nastaʻliq in black ink; pointed.
Shelfmark: MS Or 49.
Title from introduction (f. 1v).
Given to D.E. Smith on April 8, 1933 in Iran. Note on inside cover "D.E. Smith No. 25 Commentary on Euclid. Gift from Dr. Sadiq.".

Keyword:

codices (bound manuscripts)

frame covers

trough-marbled paper

inlays (decorative components)

Presentation inscriptions

manuscripts (documents)

diagrams

Islamic bindings

compound endbands

secondary sewing (endband techniques)

Geometry

Early works

Manuscripts, Arabic

Arab countries

History

Institutional Record:

https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/13554122

IIIF Manifest:

https://iiif.archive.org/iiif/ldpd_15265560_000/manifest.json

Holding Institution:

Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library