Collection ID: 0032 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Astronomical tables

Other related names

• Sharīf al-Ḥusaynī, active 1698, scribe
  شريف الحسيني،
• Plimpton, George A. 1855-1936, former owner

Call number

MS Or 291
(New York, NY. 10027, Columbia University, Rare Book and Manuscript Library)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 14974318
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1196045038
• http://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0032/html/ms_or_291.html
• https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/14974318

Publisher

Columbia University

Language

Arabic

Origin

Date

1698

Summary

Set of astronomical tables preceded by explanations of calendar systems and discussion of astronomical observations; some pages are tinted blue or yellow; tables foliated in ink (f. 1-91, ii, 92).

Notes

• Manuscript codex.
   
• Title supplied by cataloger.
   

Extent

Ii, 126, i leaves : 180 x 110 (115 x 70) mm, bound to 179 x 106 x 21 mm

Support

Paper

Binding

Bound in red leather (Type III) with gold tooled diaper pattern grid and gold tooled border; silver sprinkled paper doublure.

Layout

Written in 23 long lines; tables in 16 double rows; catchwords each verso, lower left.

Decoration

Headpiece in gold (f. 1v); rubrications in red.

Script

Written in naskh in black ink; pointed.

Provenance

• Gift of George Arthur Plimpton, 1936.
   
• Formerly owned by George Arthur Plimpton (bookplate inside front cover).
   

Subjects topical

• Astronomy--Tables--Early works to 1800
• Astronomy, Arab--Early works to 1800
• Calendars--Early works to 1800
• Islamic calendar--Early works to 1800
• Manuscripts, Arabic--New York (State)--New York

Genres

• Codices (bound manuscripts)
• Manuscripts (documents)
• Tables (documents)

Licenses

• Text

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• Text

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Table of contents

• fol. 1v — [Astronomical tables]

Decorations

• Inside front cover — Bookplate: "George A. Plimpton"
• Inside front cover — Library bookplate
• fol. 1r — Library notations in ink
• fol. 1v — Illuminated headpiece
• fol. 3r — Table
• fol. 4r — Table
• fol. 5r — Table
• fol. 5v — Table
• fol. 6v — Table
• fol. 7r — Table
• fol. 7v — Table
• fol. 12r — Table
• fol. 13v — Table
• fol. 15r — Table
• fol. 15v — Table
• fol. 16r — Table
• fol. 19v — Table
• fol. 23r — Table
• fol. 33v — Table
• fol. 34r — Table
• fol. 34v — Table
• fol. 35r — Table
• fol. 35v — Table
• fol. 36r — Table
• fol. 36v — Table
• fol. 37r — Table
• fol. 37v — Table
• fol. 38r — Table
• fol. 38v — Table
• fol. 39r — Table
• fol. 39v — Table
• fol. 40r — Table
• fol. 40v — Table
• fol. 41r — Table
• fol. 41v — Table
• fol. 42r — Table
• fol. 42v — Table
• fol. 43r — Table
• fol. 43v — Table
• fol. 44r — Table
• fol. 44v — Table
• fol. 45r — Table
• fol. 45v — Table
• fol. 46r — Table
• fol. 46v — Table
• fol. 47r — Table
• fol. 47v — Table
• fol. 48r — Table
• fol. 48v — Table
• fol. 49r — Table
• fol. 49v — Table
• fol. 50r — Table
• fol. 50v — Table
• fol. 51r — Table
• fol. 51v — Table
• fol. 52r — Table
• fol. 52v — Table
• fol. 53r — Table
• fol. 53v — Table
• fol. 54r — Table
• fol. 54v — Table
• fol. 55r — Table
• fol. 55v — Table
• fol. 56r — Table
• fol. 56v — Table
• fol. 57r — Table
• fol. 57v — Table
• fol. 58r — Table
• fol. 58v — Table
• fol. 59r — Table
• fol. 59v — Table
• fol. 60r — Table
• fol. 60v — Table
• fol. 61r — Table
• fol. 61v — Table
• fol. 62r — Table
• fol. 62v — Table
• fol. 63r — Table
• fol. 63v — Table
• fol. 64r — Table
• fol. 64v — Table
• fol. 65r — Table
• fol. 65v — Table
• fol. 66r — Table
• fol. 66v — Table
• fol. 67r — Table
• fol. 67v — Table
• fol. 68r — Table
• fol. 68v — Table
• fol. 69r — Table
• fol. 69v — Table
• fol. 70r — Table
• fol. 70v — Table
• fol. 71r — Table
• fol. 71v — Table
• fol. 72r — Table
• fol. 72v — Table
• fol. 73r — Table
• fol. 73v — Table
• fol. 74r — Table
• fol. 74v — Table
• fol. 75r — Table
• fol. 75v — Table
• fol. 76r — Table
• fol. 76v — Table
• fol. 77r — Table
• fol. 77v — Table
• fol. 78r — Table
• fol. 78v — Table
• fol. 79r — Table
• fol. 79v — Table
• fol. 80r — Table
• fol. 80v — Table
• fol. 81r — Table
• fol. 81v — Table
• fol. 82r — Table
• fol. 82v — Table
• fol. 83r — Table
• fol. 83v — Table
• fol. 84r — Table
• fol. 84v — Table
• fol. 85r — Table
• fol. 85v — Table
• fol. 86r — Table
• fol. 86v — Table
• fol. 87r — Table
• fol. 87v — Table
• fol. 88r — Table
• fol. 88v — Table
• fol. 89r — Table
• fol. 89v — Table
• fol. 90r — Table
• fol. 90v — Table
• fol. 91r — Table
• fol. 91v — Table
• fol. 92r — Table
• fol. 92v — Table
• fol. 93r — Table
• fol. 93v — Table
• fol. 94r — Table
• fol. 94v — Table
• fol. 95r — Table
• fol. 95v — Table
• fol. 96r — Table
• fol. 96v — Table
• fol. 97r — Table
• fol. 97v — Table
• fol. 98r — Table
• fol. 98v — Table
• fol. 99r — Table
• fol. 99v — Table
• fol. 100r — Table
• fol. 100v — Table
• fol. 101r — Table
• fol. 101v — Table
• fol. 102r — Table
• fol. 102v — Table
• fol. 103r — Table
• fol. 103v — Table
• fol. 104r — Table
• fol. 104v — Table
• fol. 105r — Table
• fol. 105v — Table
• fol. 106r — Table
• fol. 106v — Table
• fol. 107r — Table
• fol. 107v — Table
• fol. 108r — Table
• fol. 108v — Table
• fol. 109r — Table
• fol. 109v — Table
• fol. 110r — Table
• fol. 110v — Table
• fol. 111r — Table
• fol. 111v — Table
• fol. 112r — Table
• fol. 112v — Table
• fol. 113r — Table
• fol. 113v — Table
• fol. 114r — Table
• fol. 114v — Table
• fol. 115r — Table
• fol. 115v — Table
• fol. 116r — Table
• fol. 116v — Table
• fol. 117r — Table
• fol. 117v — Table
• fol. 118r — Table
• fol. 118v — Table
• fol. 119r — Table
• fol. 119v — Table
• fol. 120r — Table
• fol. 120v — Table
• fol. 121r — Table
• fol. 121v — Table
• fol. 122r — Table
• fol. 122v — Table
• fol. 123r — Table
• fol. 123v — Table
• fol. 124r — Table
• fol. 124v — Table
• fol. 125r — Table
• fol. 125v — Table