The book was written in 883 AH/1478. The book of 'Bīst Bāb' of Khvājah Naṣīr al-Dīn Ṭūsī is one of the most famous books on the functions of an astrolabe. Mullā ʿAbd al-ʿAlī Birjandī, who was an expert in the field, gained access to the book and liked it, so wrote a gloss on it to make it accessible to all. This is a so-called 'text and commentary' work, i.e. it first introduces the Khvājah's idea about each topic and then proceeds to provide a commentary on the topic. The book has an introduction and twenty chapters, to begin with chapter one در القاب آلات و خطوط و دوایر اسطرلاب and chapter two در معرفة ارتفاع گرفتن از آفتاب ارتفاع چند از ثوابت که بر اسطرلاب ثبت کنند. — Multiple dates; Unknown place of origin

Title

The book was written in 883 AH/1478. The book of 'Bīst Bāb' of Khvājah Naṣīr al-Dīn Ṭūsī is one of the most famous books on the functions of an astrolabe. Mullā ʿAbd al-ʿAlī Birjandī, who was an expert in the field, gained access to the book and liked it, so wrote a gloss on it to make it accessible to all. This is a so-called 'text and commentary' work, i.e. it first introduces the Khvājah's idea about each topic and then proceeds to provide a commentary on the topic. The book has an introduction and twenty chapters, to begin with chapter one در القاب آلات و خطوط و دوایر اسطرلاب and chapter two در معرفة ارتفاع گرفتن از آفتاب ارتفاع چند از ثوابت که بر اسطرلاب ثبت کنند. — Multiple dates; Unknown place of origin

Shelfmark

Wadh.Minasian 561

Place of origin

Unknown place of origin

Date

1494

Language

Persian

Contents

Support

Western paper (watermark), natural buff, regular thickness, one size, glossy.

Physical extent

88 ff.

Hands

Cursive calligraphic Nastaʿalīq, one hand, regular. The first folio is newly written.

Decoration

Rubricated titles; rubricated geometric tables and diagrams; rubricated line above some expressions.

Acquisition

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

Subject

Astronomy, Arab

Astronomy