Mathematical, n.d.
- (414) A sort of cosmographical primer, treating in thirty small maksads (fols. 10-15b, 73a-74b).
- (1500) A tract on geomancy by the same Naşîr-aldîn, no date (fols. 75b-77b).
- (1505) A compendium of the science of the astrolabe, no date(fols. 187b-199b).
- (1524) A Persian paraphrase amd explanation of Mahmûd bin Muhammad bin 'Umar aljaghmînî, no date (fols. 17-72b, 16).
- (1533) Another copy of 'Alî Ķûshjî's arithmetical treatise, no date (fols. 115b-138a).
- (1536) Another copy of 'Alî Ķûshjî's arithmetical treatise, no date (fols. 139-163b).
- (1540) A treatise on the construction of almanacks, by Niżâm-aldîn, no date (fols. 174b-186a).
- (1541) Another astronomical tract by Niżâm-aldîn, no date (fols. 201b-237b).
- (1545) Astronomical tracts, no date (fols. 78a-114, 164b-173b).
Dates
- Creation: n.d.
Extent
238 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Turkish
- Persian
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Or. 313
Arrangement
Originally arranged and housed in 1641 at the Bodleian in Duke Humfrey’s Library, Selden End, compartment as ‘A 154’, see Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, p. 14
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 453
Beeston, A. F. L, H. Ethé and E. Sachau, Catalogue of the Persian, Turkish, Hindûstânî, and Pushtû manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (3 vols., Oxford, 1889-1953), nos. 414, 1500, 1505, 1524, 1533, 1536, 1540, 1541, 1545
Custodial History
Manuscript 2159 acquired by the Bodleian Library
Dimensions
10 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.
Repository Details
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