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Al-Shaykh Al-Imam 'Uthman ibn 'Ala'ad-Din bin Yunus ibn Muhammad better known as Ibn al-Malik al-Dimashqi (d.1593), Al-Is'af al-atamm bi'ahasin al-funun min hisab al-qalam, a treatise on mathematics, copied by 'Ali bin Salim al-Dimyati al-Maliki, Near East, dated Sunday 3 Muharram 1089 AH/1678-9 AD
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Ink on Paper
Arabic manuscript on paper, 52 leaves, 21 lines to the page, written in Naskh script in black ink, numbers and diagrams picked out in red, text boxes ruled in red, brown leather binding with central stamped floral medallions, with flap
Condition
In generally good overall condition, opening pages loose, a few worm holes, but pages clean and fresh, ink bold, binding worn with abrasions to edges, as viewed.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Al-Is'af al-atamm bi'ahasin al-funun min hisab al-qalam was completed by the author in 1002 AD, the year he died (see C. Brockelmann, Geschichte der Arabischen Litteratur, Brill, Leiden, New York, Koln, 1996, vol.G.II, p.468, no.357). Brockelmann lists only one other copy of this work which is in Cairo 1V, 177.
The present manuscript can be considered an early copy of the work, since it was produced fewer than a hundred years after the author's death in 1593.