Līlāvatī

Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials. Version 1. December 2002 [2], 56, [2] foliated leaves : 215 x 155 (160 x 100) mm, bound to 220 x 165 mm Translation by Abū al-Fayz̤ ibn Mubārak Fayz̤ī (d. 1595) of Bhāskarācārya's Sanskrit work on geometry and arithmetic. The text is dedicated to a Muḥammad Shāh ruling in Lāhore, i.e. Bahādur Shāh I, 1643-1712 of the Mughal Empire Manuscript codex Title from f. 1v Layout: 13 long lines; extensive marginalia Script: Written in nastaʻliq in black ink; pointed, unvocalized Decoration: Rubrications Shelfmark: MS Or 38 Origin: Copied in Lahore in 1123 A.H. (1711) (f. 56v) Gift of David Eugene Smith, 1931-1934 Red half leather binding with marbled paper sides. Sewn on recessed supports with hollow spine. Gold fillet lines and titling on spine Item cataloged from digital facsimile and existing description Digitized as part of the Muslim World Manuscripts Project, 2018-2020, funded by CLIR Columbia University Catalog: go to CLIO