On the Early Collections of the Works of Ġiyāṯ al-Dīn Jamšīd al-Kāšī

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Osama Eshera
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Ġiyāṯ al-Dīn Jamšīd al-Kāšī (d. 832/1429), also known as Kāšānī, was a prominent astronomer and mathematician in the 9th/15th century and was a central figure at the observatory in Samarqand under the patronage of Ulugh Beg (r. 811–853/1409–1449), the Timurid ruler of Transoxiana. Kāšī’s works have frequently been copied and circulated in bound collective volumes, the earliest of which was produced during Kāšī’s lifetime by his colleague, Muʿīn al-Munajjim al-Kāšī, and is now held as MS Tehran, Malik 3180. This article introduces the second earliest such volume, which is currently held in a private collection in Toronto, Canada. The only dated colophon in MS Toronto is a forgery. Fortunately, I located another copy of Kāšī’s Miftāḥ al-ḥisāb that was transcribed in the same hand and bears a genuine copy date of 881/1476. Thus, MS Toronto was in fact produced approximately fifty years after Kāšī’s death and about eighty years earlier than the spurious colophon would indicate. In addition to resolving further codicological questions, this article highlights the decorative and paleographic features that make this codex an exemplar of the intellectual and material history of Timurid bookmaking. Ultimately, this codex offers valuable new evidence on the early transmission of Kāšī’s works as bound collections.
论贾姆希德早期作品集
Ġiyāṯ al- d n Jamšīd al-Kāšī(公元832/1429年),也被称为Kāšānī,是9 /15世纪杰出的天文学家和数学家,是撒马尔罕天文台的核心人物,由特兰索峡的帖木儿统治者乌鲁·伯格(公元811-853/1409-1449年)赞助。Kāšī的作品经常被复制并以合集的形式流传,其中最早的一本书是在Kāšī的一生中由他的同事Mu - nu - n al-Munajjim al-Kāšī出版的,现在被称为MS Tehran, Malik 3180。本文介绍了第二最早的此类卷,目前在加拿大多伦多的私人收藏中举行。多伦多唯一注明日期的colophon是伪造的。幸运的是,我找到了Kāšī的Miftāḥ al-ḥisāb的另一个副本,它是由同一个人抄写的,并且真正的副本日期是881/1476。因此,MS Toronto实际上是在Kāšī死后大约50年产生的,比虚假的colophon所显示的早了大约80年。除了解决进一步的法典问题外,本文还强调了使该法典成为帖木儿书籍制作的知识和物质历史典范的装饰和古文字特征。最终,这个手抄本提供了宝贵的新证据,关于Kāšī的作品作为合集的早期传播。
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Journal of Islamic Manuscripts
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Islamic Manuscripts (JIM) explores the crucial importance of the handwritten book in the Muslim world. It is concerned with the written transmission of knowledge, the numerous varieties of Islamic book culture and the materials and techniques of bookmaking, namely codicology. It also considers activities related to the care and management of Islamic manuscript collections, including cataloguing, conservation and digitization. It is the Journal’s ambition to provide students and scholars, librarians and collectors – in short, everyone who is interested in Islamic manuscripts – with a professional journal and functional platform of their own. It welcomes contributions in English, French and Arabic on codicology, textual studies, manuscript collections and collection care and management. Papers will be peer-reviewed to maintain a high scholarly level. The Journal of Islamic Manuscripts is published on behalf of the Islamic Manuscript Association Limited, an international non-profit organization dedicated to protecting Islamic manuscripts and supporting those who work with them.
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