COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0811342dc
Reference Number:
Arabic MS 419
Image Title:
Abridged treatise on Mechanics
Parent Work Title:
Various works on pneumatics and mechanics
Creator:
Hero, of Alexandria
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
c1650
Page/Sheet:
57v-58r
Image Sequence Number:
058r
Description:
An abridged version of the second treatise of the book of Hero the mechanician on the lifting of heavy weights by means of a small power. Script: Indian Naskhi.
Language Code:
ara
Language:
Arabic
Subject:
Mechanics
Subject:
Physics
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Technique Used:
Drawing (image-making)
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
17th Century CE
People Covered:
Hero, of Alexandria
Item Height:
185 mm
Item Width:
125 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Hamilton, George William, 1807-1868, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
References:
Mingana, Alphonse. Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1934
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2008-07-21
Multi Page Number:
295
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2009-01
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
Abridged treatise on Mechanics
