SALAH AL-DIN MUSA B. MUHAMMAD B. MAHMUD QADI-ZADA AL-RUMI (D.1140 CA), SHARH ASHKAL AL-TASIS, A COMMENTARY ON THE ELEMENTS OF GEOMETRY, NEAR EAST, MAMLUK, 15TH CENTURY

SALAH AL-DIN MUSA B. MUHAMMAD B. MAHMUD QADI-ZADA AL-RUMI (D.1140 CA), SHARH ASHKAL AL-TASIS, A COMMENTARY ON THE ELEMENTS OF GEOMETRY, NEAR EAST, MAMLUK, 15TH CENTURY

Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 33 leaves, 19 lines to the page, written in naskh in black ink, important words in red, numerous diagrams throughout in black and red, in later light brown leather binding

20.4 by 14.7cm.

Condition Report:
The margins have been cropped and some comments partly lost, the pages are clean, with minor stains and smudges which do not affect the legibility of the text, come folios loose at the beginning but complete (according to catchwords), Persian numerals on the upper left corner of each page, the last page with a restoration affecting the lower side of the folio, several ownership inscriptions and stamps, as viewed.

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