Detail View: Rylands Collection:
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Image Number:
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Bookreader_Persian_MS_709
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Reference Number:
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Persian MS 709
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Link to Catalogue:
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Parent Work Title:
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Zīj-i Ūlūgh Bayg
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Astronomical tables
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Creator:
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Ulugh Beg, 1394-1449
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Creator:
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Qāẓīzādah-’i Rūmī
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Creator Role:
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Editor
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Creator Role:
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Contributor
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Creator:
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Qūshjī, ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad, -1474 or 1475
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Creator Role:
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Editor
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Creator Role:
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Contributor
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Date Created:
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18th century
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Description:
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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).
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Language Code:
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per
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Language:
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Persian
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Subject:
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Astronomy
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Codex
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Item Height:
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320 mm
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Item Width:
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202 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
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Provenance:
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Hamilton, George William, 1807-1868, former owner
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2023-03-20
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2023-04
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Rylands
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