Geometry

ref. 114244 — India Jumadi 1284 AH 1867 AD. . Single volume illuminated manuscript on thin polished Indian laid paper text-block sprinkled in red and pink in Farsi Persian manuscript on paper black ink on paper 34 leaves 268 x 160 mm; 16 lines bold nasta'liq verging on shekasteh text-block ruled in gilt numerous diagrams in the text and adorning the margins most of these in gold some contemporary annotations to margins a few spots to preliminary leaves gilt ruling to text-block oxidised and caused closed tears in come instances mostly to inner ruling close to gutter some margins repaired; contemporary red sheep over pasteboards covers ruled in blind with central stamped motifs also in blind rebacked and edges repaired new endpapers and pastedowns covers rubbed. An attractive treatise on geometry and astronomy likely copied in India for a certain Alim al-Din Hussayn bin Abd'Allah al-Ansari in 1867 AD. The work includes many diagrams in the text showing various geometrical shapes diagrams of stars and planets and diagrams of various eclipses and spheres in orbit. India, Jumadi 1284 AH (1867 AD). hardcover