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YAHYA IBN 'ISA IBN 'ALI IBN JAZLAH (D. AH 493/1100 AD): MINHAJ AL-BAYAN FI MA YASTA'MALU AL-INSAN

NEAR EAST, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY

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YAHYA IBN 'ISA IBN 'ALI IBN JAZLAH (D. AH 493/1100 AD): MINHAJ AL-BAYAN FI MA YASTA'MALU AL-INSAN
Near East, circa 13th Century
Pharmacopaeia, Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 313ff. with 17ll. of sepia naskh, titles in red, marginal notes in the hand of the scribe, index of contents marked in margins, slight damp staining, later brown morocco binding with tooled medallion
Folio 9½ x 6¾in. (24 x 17cm.)

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Lot Essay

Ibn Jazlah was a Christian convert to Islam, secretary to the Qadi of Baghdad. He lived in the al-Karkh district where he attended his friends and neighbours without payment. This work, dedicated to the Caliph al-Muktadi, is an alphabetical list of plants and drugs.
EoI, Vol. III, p. 754; GAL, I, p. 485.

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