Short extracts and notes in Persian and Arabic [‎6av] (7/8)

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Ref: Add MS 23570, ff 4v-6r

The record is made up of Ff. 4v-6r. It was created in c 1605. It was written in Arabic, Persian and Farsi. The original is part of the British Library: Oriental Manuscripts.

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A collection of short extracts of poetry and prose in Perisan and Arabic on various topics related to the natural sciences. The extracts are attributed to such authorities and works as Sharaf al-Dīn ‘Alī Yazdī (شرف الدين علي يزدي, d. 1454; f. 5r), the Optica (كتاب المناظر) of Euclid of Alexandria (Εὐκλείδης; أقليدس; fl. 300 BC; f. 6r, top); the Majma‘ al-ba yān (مجمع البيان) of Abū ‘Alī Faḍl ibn Ḥasan al-Ṭabarsī (أبو علي فضل بن حسن الطبرسي, d. 1153; f. 6r, lower left).

The text is arranged in irregular columns and blocks on the pages, written horizontally, vertically and diagonally.

Begins (f. 4v, right column, lines 1-2):

سمن برى كه سيم حرف تام او عدويت

كه مال آن عدد اور است اول وثانى

Ends (f. 6r, left column, 10-12):

فهو قوله التعالى ولا الليل سابق النهار

أي قد سبقه النهار قاله

الطبرسي في مجمعه 5

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Ff. 4v-6r

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Arabic, Persian and Farsi in Arabic script

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Reference: Add MS 23570, ff 4v-6r
Title: Short extracts and notes in Persian and Arabic
Pages: 4v:6v, 6ar:6av, 7r
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