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Two defective astronomical treatises without title or author's name.

MS. Selden Superius 38

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This item is described in 2 online catalogues.?

For the main catalogue entry, see: Fihrist: Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

Other descriptions: Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts

Description

From Fihrist: Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

This is an extract only. For more information, see the catalogue record in Fihrist: Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World.

Fihrist: Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World contains descriptions of Islamicate manuscripts held in 23 UK libraries, including the Bodleian Libraries and some Oxford college libraries. Learn more.

Title

Two defective astronomical treatises without title or author's name.

Shelfmark

MS. Selden Superius 38

Language

Ottoman Turkish (1500-1928)

Contents

Title: Rabʹ-ı dā'ire Title: An Ottoman Turkish treatise on the quadrant Title: ربع دائره
Title: An Ottoman Turkish treatise on the Astrolabe

Form

codex

Physical extent

127 folios

Hands

Script: Nesḫ

Acquisition

Presented to the Bodleian Library by Selden's estate in 1659.

Provenance

The collections of John Selden.

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Title

Astronomical

Shelfmark

MS. Selden Superius 38

Summary

Two other defective astronomical treatises without title or author's name.

Date

Date not recorded at time of cataloguing

Language

Persian

Physical extent

127 Leaves

Custodial history

Manuscript 3270 acquired by the Bodleian Library

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Collection contents

Manuscripts of John Selden

Astronomical

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  • Selden, John, 1584-1654

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