Die Astronomie des Prinzen = The stars of Samarkand.

Die Astronomie des Prinzen = The stars of Samarkand.

[T]his manuscript gives us a glimpse of fabled Samarkand, mythical center of the Silk Road in the 15th century and synonymous with oriental splendour under the Timurids. Ulugh Beg, a scientist on a ruler's throne, had the famous 10th-century text of Al-Sufi calligraphed and painted as a magnifi...

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Corporate Author: Bibliothèque nationale de France
Other Authors: Ṣūfī, ʻAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʻUmar, 903-986
Format: Book
Language:Arabic
Published: Simbach : Madrid : Müller & Schindler ; Eikon Editores, [2022]
Subjects:
1400-1499
Astronomy, Arab > Early works to 1800.
Constellations > Early works to 1800.
Stars > Early works to 1800.
Manuscripts, Arabic > France > Paris > Facsimiles.
Manuscripts, Arabic > 15th century > Facsimiles.
Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts > 15th century.
Illumination of books and manuscripts > 15th century > Facsimiles.
Astronomy, Arab.
Constellations.
Illumination of books and manuscripts.
Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts.
Manuscripts, Arabic.
Stars.
France > Paris.
Early works.
Facsimiles.

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