Qâdi Zâda Al-Rûmî (died in 1436).

Shareh Mulakhas Al-Jaghmini fī al-Hay'a - "Commentary on Al-Jaghmin's Compendium of Astronomy

Arabic manuscript on beige paper of 82 leaves, 21 lines per page calligraphed in black ink in "nasta'liq" on paper, two hands. Important words underlined in red ink, and several diagrams in red. Wear, wetness, tears. Bound in brown morocco.

Iran, 16th century

24 x 12 cm



The author, Qâdi Zâda Al-Rûmî (1364 -1436) known as Salah al-Din Musa Pasha, was one of the principal astronomers of the famous Samarkand Observatory, under the patronage of the astronomer and ruler Ulugh Beg (d. in 1449). This treatise, dedicated to the Timurid ruler Ulugh Beg, comments on a work by Al-Jaghmin, a renowned Persian mathematician and astronomer, who died in 1221.



Musa b. Muhammad Qadi Zadeh Al-Rumi (d. 1436 AD), "Al-Mulakhkhas fi'ilm al-Hay'a", Iran, 16th century.

A commentary on Mahmud b. Muhammad b. 'Umar al-Jaghmini's Al-mulakhkhas fi al-hay'a. Arabic manuscript, 82ff., 21ll. To the page, written in black "nasta'liq", in two hands. Catchwords surlined in red, and numerous diagrams.



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A copy of this treatise is kept in the National Library of Qatar.

One of the first copies of this treatise, dated 1416, was sold at Millon's on November 29, 2017, no. 235.