Item Summary

A treatise on astronomy.

Descriptive Information

Title
المنهل الساکب في معرفة تحريك الکواکب.
Transliterated Title
al-Manhal al-sākib fī maʻrifat taḥrīk al-kawākib.
Call Number
Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 508H
Identifier
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dch702qh96v
Publisher
[17th century]
Language
Arabic
Date Created
1600-1699
Format
Manuscript
Extent
11 leaves : paper ; 210 x 154 (140 x 108) mm. bound to 212 x 155 mm.
Provenance
Signature and seal impression of Ḥasan al-Jabartī (fol. 1a). Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900.
Source Acquisition
Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.
References
Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 1017.
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
Ms. codex.
Title from title page (fol. 1a).
A few marginal notes. Title written on front cover.
Collation: Paper ; fol. 11 ; catchwords ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals.
Layout: 21 lines per page.
Description: Rubricated ; watermarks (anchor) ; MS in good condition but mended and stained with dampness.
Origin: According to colophon copied 10[??] by ʻAbd al-Raḥman[?] al-Ṭūlūnī (fol. 11b).
Incipit: بسم الله ... الذي خص من شاء بماشاء کيف شاء
Colophon: فخرج من القسمة. وهذا اخر ما وجد بخط المؤلف رحمه الله ونفعنا ببرکته. عبدالرحمن الطولوني سنة 1029
Binding Note
Limp binding of blue paper with a silver design. Tan paper pastedowns. Strip of brown leather along the spine.

Discovery Information

Subject
Astronomy, Arab—Early works to 1800
Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton
Autographs
Stamps
Watermarks

Physical Characteristics

File Count
30

Institutional Information

Collection
Manuscripts of the Islamic World
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/b9898cf5-0959-4ba9-b75c-732098f813b1/manifest