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Jām-i gītī 'numā manuscript preview Wellcome Collection

A.H. 1128 (1715 ce.)

Jām-i gītī 'numā

MS Persian 495

A treatise on philosophy (f.1 damaged notes in Latin); dated 1715, copied for Beg’zadah, by Muhammad Husayn Isfahani. Contains the fatihah and the first 26 maqsads.

Kitab-i viladat-i Iskandar manuscript preview Wellcome Collection

AH 813 (1411 ce.)

Kitab-i viladat-i Iskandar

MS Persian 474

The personal horoscope of Iskandar Sultan, ruler of Fars, dated AH 813/1411 CE, it has a painting of planetary positions at the time of his birth (f. 18 and 19) and other...

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17th century

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MS Persian 373

A 17th-century text on the seven heavens, seven planets, constellations, zodiac signs, love charms, spells for victory in war, and a section on philosophy and mathematics...

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18th century

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MS Persian 77

This 18th-century text is arranged alphabetically, and mentions the origin of the medicine (e.g., Indian, Greek, Persian traditions) .

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MS Persian 53

This text is a Persian translation of Bṛhatsaṃhitā of Varāhamihira on astrology. Varāhamihira’s work 104 chapters whether this text has 96. Eight chapters were omitted as...