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Kitāb Arshimīdas fī al-binkāmāt كتاب أرشميدس في البنكامات Archimedes أرشميدس and Ṣan‘at al-zāmir صنعة الزامر Apollonius the carpenter and geometer أبلنيوس النجار الهندسي [‎front-i] (7/64)

The record is made up of Codex A collection of pages, usually gathered into quires, and bound between covers. ; ff. i+25+ii. It was created in 16th century. It was written in Arabic, Farsi and Persian. The original is part of the British Library: Oriental Manuscripts.

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Two technical treatises on the design and construction of hydraulic machines.

Contents:

  • 1) Archimedes (أرشميدس), Kitāb Arshimīdas fī al-binkāmāt (كتاب أرشميدس في البنكامات; ff. 2r-21r);
  • 2) Apollonius the carpenter and geometer (أبلنيوس النجار الهندسي), Ṣan‘at al-zāmir (صنعة الزامر; ff. 21r-25v).
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Codex A collection of pages, usually gathered into quires, and bound between covers. ; ff. i+25+ii
Physical characteristics

Material: Paper

Dimensions: 193 x 136 mm leaf [121 x 56 mm written]

Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencil

Ruling: Misṭarah ; 18 lines per page; vertical spacing 15 lines per 10 cm

Script: Naskh

Ink: Black ink, with rubricated titles and diagrams in red and black

Decoration: Diagrams on ff. 2r, 11r, 12v and 14v beautifully painted

Binding: British Museum binding

Condition: Waterstains, wormholes, foxing, grime, etc

Marginalia: 1 marginal correction (f. 8v) by main scribe

Seals: f. 2r

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Arabic, Farsi and Persian in Arabic script
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Kitāb Arshimīdas fī al-binkāmāt كتاب أرشميدس في البنكامات Archimedes أرشميدس and Ṣan‘at al-zāmir صنعة الزامر Apollonius the carpenter and geometer أبلنيوس النجار الهندسي [‎front-i] (7/64), British Library: Oriental Manuscripts, Add MS 23391, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023491125.0x000008> [accessed 30 November 2024]

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