Or Ms 170: شرح تذكرة الطوسى Sharḥ tadhkirat al-Ṭūsī, 1146 A.H., 1733 C.E.
Scope and Contents
A commentary on the Tadhkirah, a treatise on the elements of Astronomy of the famous Khwājah Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī (d. 672 A.H., 1273 C.E.), by Al-Sayyid al-Sharīf al-Jurjānī (d. 816 A.H., 1413 C.E.), who compiled it in 811 A.H. (1408 C.E.). It is divided into four chapters.
Contains numerous neat diagrams in colour.
Dates
- Creation: 1146 A.H.
- Creation: 1733 C.E.
Creator
- Muḥammad Haikal al-Daurī, fl 1733 C.E. (Scribe) (Scribe, Person)
Language of Materials
Arabic (Script: naskh)
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Extent
1 volume
Other Finding Aids
Hukk, Mohammed Ashraful; Ethé, Hermann; and Robertson, Edward, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library (Hertford: Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd., 1925).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bequeathed to the University of Edinburgh Library by David Anderson in 1828. Entered the Library in 1834.
General
Same as Or Ms 398.
Processing Information
Annotation uses legacy data from Mohammed Hukk et al. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library.
Source
- Anderson, David, 1750-1828 (Diplomat, East India Company) (Donor, Person)
Creator
- Muḥammad Haikal al-Daurī, fl 1733 C.E. (Scribe) (Scribe, Person)
Repository Details
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