Description of Columbia University. MS Or 49: Kitāb Uṣūl al-handasah wa-al-ḥisāb Columbia University. These images and the content of Rare Book and Manuscript Library MS Or 49: Kitāb Uṣūl al-handasah wa-al-ḥisāb are free of known copyright restrictions and in the public domain. See the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark page for usage details, http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/. To the extent possible under law, Columbia University, Rare Book & Manuscript Library has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this metadata about Rare Book and Manuscript Library MS Or 49: Kitāb Uṣūl al-handasah wa-al-ḥisāb. This work is published from: United States. For a summary of CC0, see https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/. Legal code: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode. Manuscript codex. Translation of Euclid's Elements with geometrical figures, marginal and inserted notes. Title from introduction (f. 1v). New York, NY. 10027 Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library MS Or 49 13554122 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1055768547 http://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0032/html/ms_or_049.html https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/13554122 Arabic Kitāb Uṣūl al-handasah wa-al-ḥisāb كتاب اصول الهندسة والحساب \ Euclid former owner Smith, David Eugene, 1860-1944 translator Ṭūsī, Naṣīr al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, 1201-1274 طوسي، نصير الدين محمد بن محمد, 1v Uṣūl al-handasah wa-al-ḥisāb.

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 175 foliated leaves : 205 x 140 (135 x 60) mm, bound to 205 x 135 mm 19 long lines; wide margins for diagrams and marginalia. Written in naskh in black ink; marginal notations in nastaʻliq in black ink; pointed.

Islamic binding. Light brown leather frame cover with darker brown leather sides, separate marbled paper pastedowns with stubs extending across the joints. Endbands with chevron-pattern secondary sewing.

Likely copied in the mid- to late-19th century.

between 1830 and 1899? Gift of David Eugene Smith, 1931-1934. Given to D.E. Smith on April 8, 1933 in Iran. Note on inside cover "D.E. Smith No. 25 Commentary on Euclid. Gift from Dr. Sadiq.". Geometry--Arab countries--History Geometry--Early works to 1800 Manuscripts, Arabic Geometry Manuscripts, Arabic Manuscripts Codices Diagrams Islamic bindings (Binding) Frame covers Inlays Trough-marbled paper Compound endbands Secondary sewing (endband techniques) Presentation inscriptions (Provenance) Early works History