Taḥrīr Uṣūl al-handasah wa-al-ḥisāb; تحرير اصول الهندسة والحساب

Alternate Title:

Taḥrīr Uqlīdīs

Name:

Ṭūsī, Naṣīr al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, 1201-1274

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1485

Description:

15th-century manuscript of 13th-century Arabic commentary on Euclid's Elements, with numerous diagrams in and marginal annotations around the text and additional commentary on leaves following the text.

Language:

Arabic

Provenance:

Numerous ownership notes and seals, 15th century through 19th century.; Sold by Sam Fogg Ltd. (London), Dec. 1998, to Lawrence J. Schoenberg.; Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2011.; Gift of Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg, 2016.; Schoenberg, Lawrence J., former owner.

Relation:

Digital facsimile for download (OPenn): http://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljs286.html; Video orientation: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/2025264; The Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative Fund Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366278

Subject:

Euclid. Elements; Geometry -- Early works to 1800; Geometry; Mathematics, Greek

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); Manuscripts, Arabic; Manuscripts, 15th century; Manuscripts, Renaissance; codices (bound manuscripts); annotations; commentaries; diagrams; Annotations (Provenance); Stamps (Provenance)

Physical Description:

213 leaves : paper, illustrations; 170 x 87 (114 x 48) mm bound to 180 x 111 mm

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from introduction (f. 2v); other title from added note (f. 3r).; Foliation: Paper, i (modern paper) + 213 + i (modern paper); [1-213]; modern foliation in pencil, upper left recto.; Layout: Written in 18 long lines; marginalia.; Script: Written in nastaʻlīq in black ink; pointed.; Decoration: Small geometric diagrams in red ink with black letters or black ink with red letters throughout.; Binding: Modern Western red leather rebinding, blind-stamped with gilt-stamped spine; spine title "Tahrir al-Iqlidis, Euclidis elementa geometrica, 1458".; Origin: Copy completed at the end of Rabīʻ al-Awwal A.H. 890 (April 1485).; Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.; Arabic.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, LJS 286

Collection:

Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)