Penn Library's LJS 464 - Taḥṣīl al-munā fī sharḥ Talkhīṣ Ibn al-Bannāʼ. (Video Orientation)
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Algebra--Early works to 1800
Mathematics Arab--Early works to 1800 Codices
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Mathematics Arab--Early works to 1800 Codices
Commentaries
Tables (documents)
Manuscripts Arabic--15th century
Manuscripts Medieval
Manuscripts Renaissance
Arabic Studies
Mathematics
Medieval Studies
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2023-02-07
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Video Orientation to the University of Pennsylvania Library's LJS 464, commentary on the Talkhīṣ aʻmāl al-ḥisāb, a treatise on mathematical operations by Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad Ibn al-Bannāʼ, with particular focus on calculations involving fractions and square roots. According to the notes of Mahdi Abdeljaouad and Jeffrey Oaks, the manuscript includes excerpts from 3 other treatises: Rafʻ al-ḥijāb ʻan wujūh aʻmāl al-ḥisāb (his own commentary on the Talkhīṣ); Maqālāt fī ʻilm al-ḥisāb; and Kitāb al-jabr wa-al-muqābalah (a treatise on algebra). 5 computational tables (f. 27r, 34v, 35r, 46v, 49v). Includes corrections of text and calculations. Written in Granada, completed 11 Sha'ban A.H. 849 (November 1445) by Ibrāhīm Ibn al-Ḥusn (f. 96r). Digital copy and a full record are available through Franklin: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTJqQTZ2M2RtbjhrbXMtb3hIMEh0akplSmk0d3xBQ3Jtc0trNUtLZWV6eUZrSDZleU92RnBZekJPajlXak1oTFg1V3NfanpzU2pYUHBKb0g1aDZCZUU5aVZzbnp5TEthRzhiSHcwT0FwSFE2NkRyX291eVFrdXl3OVJkMERWa0tqQWpWeWNONG1TNG5Nb0RSRUxKOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Ffranklin.library.upenn.edu%2Fcatalog%2FFRANKLIN_9948304643503681&v=29Y0ms9PUdw Record on Internet Archive, with a link to a PDF: https://archive.org/details/ljs464 (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1dhMl8ycVY4Qjl0dXNIVk50RElHT3JNT1ZOZ3xBQ3Jtc0trUjdlNkRaS09PWWVkN0NqTVctWVBsYlpMVUtjVFFxNVQ1d3ZJUzFWMk15QS1xc0ZjUUxmR0dOWTZKZTJocnNldER4eElsNGVhajVDUF9HckQ3TU5oaUExNnVzM1l1bTNtdnlyMVBuRzV6djJKblR4aw&q=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fljs464&v=29Y0ms9PUdw)