PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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figura ‘shape’

Latin. – Grammar: n.

References: Alm. Gerard: I.1:11, f. 1va:42
Translation of:
Arabic: شكل [Alm. MS Leiden: I.1:11, f. 2v:32. – Alm. MS Tunis: I.1:11, f. 2r:5]