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Tables for the risings and settings of the moon and planets, 1861 C.E.; 1277 A.H.

 Item
Identifier: BV 72

Abstract

Book of astronomical tables to mark the rising and setting of the moon and planets for 1277 (1860-1861) and horoscope.

Dates

  • Creation: 1861 C.E.; 1277 A.H.

Extent

1 volumes

Language of Materials

Persian

Custodial History

Copy produced in 1277 A.H. (1861) (f. 6r).

Other Related Names

  1. al-Hakem al Awjad (Ottoman governor), owner
  2. Dr. William Blake Gibson, donor

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Dr. William Blake Gibson in March, 1982.

Related Materials

A digitized version of this manuscript can be found online at: https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0003/html/bv_072.html

Physical Description

Manuscript codex. Title supplied by cataloger.

Paper support.

Paper wrapper with green carpet page design now bound into quarter covers with marbled paper sides and pink textile spine; the corners of the sides have been cut away unevenly leaving the plain board exposed.

Ii, 16, ii leaves : 225 x 136 (205 x 100) mm bound to 233 x 140 mm

Chiefly grids that are structured as follows: right-hand page: 5 long lines over 16 columns divided into sets of 2, 1, 4, 9 columns with columns divided into rows of 1 header row and three sets of 5 rows; left-hand page: 5 long lines over 18 columns divided into sets of 4, 6, 5, 1, 2 columns with columns divided into rows of 1 header row, three sets of 5 rows. All grids border ruled with heavier rules dividing the sets of columns and rows.

Persian with some titles and labels in Arabic. Written in nastaʻlīq in black and red ink; pointed.

Second opening has illuminated headpieces and outer margins in gold, red, blue, and green with titles in green; two small illustrations of a bird and a set of scales (f. 2v-3r). Last opening also has illuminated titles (15v-16r). Other pages have border rules in red, green, blue, black with five red rules for writing along the top of each page.

Modern foliation in pencil added, upper outer recto.

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