This is a rewritten and edited copy of 'ʿUṣūl al-Ḥindissah' of Euclid, the famous Greek engineer and theoretical architect, which has been translated into Arabic by Isḥāq ibn Ḥanīn and edited by S̱ābit ibn Qurrat Ḥarrānī. Khvājah Naṣīr has added what he has found necessary using other books and his own talent and taste. The current copy includes fifteen articles by Khvājah Naṣīr al-Dīn Ṭūsī. — Multiple dates; Unknown place of origin

Title

This is a rewritten and edited copy of 'ʿUṣūl al-Ḥindissah' of Euclid, the famous Greek engineer and theoretical architect, which has been translated into Arabic by Isḥāq ibn Ḥanīn and edited by S̱ābit ibn Qurrat Ḥarrānī. Khvājah Naṣīr has added what he has found necessary using other books and his own talent and taste. The current copy includes fifteen articles by Khvājah Naṣīr al-Dīn Ṭūsī. — Multiple dates; Unknown place of origin

Shelfmark

Wadh.Minasian 473

Place of origin

Unknown place of origin

Date

18th century

Language

Arabic

Contents

Form

codex

Support

Western paper (plain), Oriental paper, natural buff, varying thickness (regular, thick, thin), glossy. Water damage and corroson on papers.

Physical extent

88 ff.

Hands

Cursive Nastaʿaliq, Shikastah Nastaʿaliq, several hands, regular.

Decoration

Rubricated titles, also using red ink; all geometrical figures rubricated.

Acquisition

Donated to The Ferdowsi Library by Dr Caro Minasian in 1972.

Subject

Geometry--Early works to 1800

Mathematics, Arab--Early works to 1800

Mathematics, Greek