COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
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Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
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Image Number:
Bookreader_Persian_MS_709
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Bookreader_Persian_MS_709
Image Number
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Reference Number:
Persian MS 709
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Persian MS 709
Reference Number
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Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
Zīj-i Ūlūgh Bayg
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Zīj-i Ūlūgh Bayg
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
Astronomical tables
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Astronomical tables
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false
Creator:
Ulugh Beg, 1394-1449
creator
Ulugh Beg, 1394-1449
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Author
creator_role
Author
Creator Role
false
Creator:
Qāẓīzādah-’i Rūmī
creator
Qāẓīzādah-’i Rūmī
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Editor
creator_role
Editor
Creator Role
false
Creator Role:
Contributor
creator_role
Contributor
Creator Role
false
Creator:
Qūshjī, ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad, -1474 or 1475
creator
Qūshjī, ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad, -1474 or 1475
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Editor
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Editor
Creator Role
false
Creator Role:
Contributor
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Contributor
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
18th century
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18th century
Date Created
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Description:
Zīj-i Ūlūgh Bīg or astronomical tables compiled for the Timurid-era Prince Ulugh Bayg (1394–1449) records observations made at the royal observatory in Samarqand in circa 1438 compiled with the assistance of Qāẓīzādah-’i Rūmī and subsequently edited by Alī ibn Muḥammad Qūshjī, (d. ca. 1475).
description
Zīj-i Ūlūgh Bīg or astronomical tables compiled for the Timurid-era Prince Ulugh Bayg (1394–1449) records observations made at the royal observatory in Samarqand in circa 1438 compiled with the assistance of Qāẓīzādah-’i Rūmī and subsequently edited by Alī ibn Muḥammad Qūshjī, (d. ca. 1475).
Description
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Language Code:
per
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per
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false
Language:
Persian
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Persian
Language
false
Subject:
Astronomy
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Astronomy
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Category of Material:
Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Codex
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Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
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Handwriting
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false
Medium:
Ink
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Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Paper
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Paper
Support
false
Item Height:
320 mm
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320 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
202 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
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Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Hamilton, George William, 1807-1868, former owner
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Hamilton, George William, 1807-1868, former owner
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2023-03-20
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2023-04
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
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Rylands
Collection Code
false