ILKHANID IRAN, FIRST HALF 14TH CENTURY

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ISAMA'IL IBN AL-HUSAYN AL-JURJANI (D. AH 530/1136 AD): DHAKHIRA-YI KHWARAZMSHAHI
Ilkhanid Iran, first half 14th Century
A medical encyclopaedia, Persian manuscript on dark cream paper, 242ff. with 33ll. of neat black naskh, rubric in larger script and in red, text outlined in red, opening three folios with table of contents, opening and closing folios with damages, occasional repairs, otherwise good condition, later black morocco binding with red medallions and spandrels
Folio 12 5/8 x 9½in. (32 x 24cm.)

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Composed not earlier than 504/1110-11, and dedicated to Qutb al-Din Muhammad Anushtakin Khwarazmshah (d. 521/1127), this is a comprehensive medical composition divided into 9 books. It is believed to be the first major medical text in Persian. Its author Zayn al-Din Abu Ibrahim Isma'il al-Jurjani was the first notable physician to write in Persian. This is a beautiful early copy of the manuscript written in the early 14th century.

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