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7 foliated leaves : 197 x 122 (173 x 65) mm, bound to 200 x 130 mm15-17 long lines, border-ruled with geometrical figures, catchwords on versos, lower left.Written in nastaʻliq in black ink.Textblock border-ruled in gold. Rubrications and diagrams in red.DiagramDiagramDiagramDiagramDiagramDiagramDiagramDiagramDiagramDiagramDiagram
Sewn on single tape support, covered with purple pebble-grained cloth over card.
between 1725 and 1850?India?Gift of David Eugene Smith, 1931-1934.Geometry--Early works to 1800Mathematics, Greek--Translations into ArabicMathematics, Arab--Early works to 1800Manuscripts, ArabicArtificial grainsCodicesDiagramsManuscripts