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A Persian MS mainly of the 17th century measuring
8½ x 5¼ inches, bound in soft old red morocco. It
contains seven items, which were probably originally
three separate MSS which have been bound together. Items:-

1. folio 1 verso to 6 verso. Series of well executed
anatomical drawings in ink, under Western influence.

to 7 verso blank.

11. folio 8 verso to 22 recto. A treatise on the use
of the astrolabe and its employment for determining the
position of stars for forecasting results of disease. It
is rubricated with some diagrams and added marginal notes,
being the

DAR MU'ARIFAT-i-ASIRAJAB (Knowledge of the Astrolabe)

by MOLANA DHAN-ul-HAJJA NASIR-ul-DIN MAHOMED TUSI

111. folio 22 verso to 30 verso. A treatise on the construction of the astrolabe. Very well written and with numerous diagrams, in red, being the

DAR 'ANJAL-i-ASIRAJAB (Use of the Astrolabe)

by BAYED 'ALI JAMRI RUMI i.e. of Rum.i.e.
Constantinople.

IV. folio 30 recto to 47 recto. Anonymous treatise on the constellations and their astrological effects on man. Pages ruled in red and rubricated. Very well written and illustrated by 43 beautiful miniatures prepared under Indian influence and in best style in blue and gold.

to 48 recto blank.

V. Folio 48 verso to folio 50 verso. Notes on the planets etc.

VI. folio 51 recto to 66 verso. A medical treatise.