Lavāyiḥ al-qamar.

لواىح القمر

Description

Main Author

Kāshifī, Ḥusayn Vāʻiẓ, -1504 or 1505

Related Names

Wood, Casey A. (Casey Albert), 1856-1942, former owner.

Language(s)

Persian

Published

[between 1625 and 1675]

Subjects

Manuscripts, Persian.
Astrology, Arab.
Manuscrits persans > Manuscrits persans / Québec (Province) > Manuscrits persans / Québec (Province) / Montréal.
Astrologie arabe > Astrologie arabe / 16e siècle.
Manuscripts, Persian > Manuscripts, Persian / Québec (Province) > Manuscripts, Persian / Québec (Province) / Montréal.
Astrology, Arab > Astrology, Arab / 16th century.
Québec > Québec / Montréal.

Summary

Treatise on astrology.

Note

Polychrome text (black, red, and blue).
Illuminated headpiece and frame.
14 lines per page, elegant nastaʻlīq, rubrications, catch words.
Dimensions of textblock: 17 x 9 cm.
A note by Ivanow describing the manuscript and stating that it was purchases in Bombay, 1933.
Note by Dr. Casey Wood in which the text is introduced under the title Risāla-i-Ikhtīyārāt, attached to the verso of the cover page.
Stamp of Dr. Casey Wood on the verso of the last page.

Physical Description

332 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 16 cm

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