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A treatise on Geometry and Astronomy.
114244India 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.<br /> 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.<br /> India, Jumadi 1284 AH (1867 AD). hardcover
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