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This is a work of veterinary science on the horse. On the first folio the author of the work is descibed as the veterinarian (baytar) of the Sultan.
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NEAR EAST, AH SAFAR 800/23 OCTOBER-20 NOVEMBER 1397 AD
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Abu Bakr ibn al-Manzar al-Baytar (d. AH 741/1341 AD): 'Umdat al-fuhul fi 'ilaj amrad al-khuyul Part II
Near East, AH Safar 800/23 October-20 November 1397 AD
On veterinary medicine, Arabic manuscript on European water-marked cream paper, 68ff. each with 11ll. of black naskh, titles in red, final folio with colophon dated Safar 800, lacunae, light damp staining, in composite binding of 15th and 17th century boards, worm damage and scuffing
Folio 7 x 5in. (17.5 x 12.5cm.)
Near East, AH Safar 800/23 October-20 November 1397 AD
On veterinary medicine, Arabic manuscript on European water-marked cream paper, 68ff. each with 11ll. of black naskh, titles in red, final folio with colophon dated Safar 800, lacunae, light damp staining, in composite binding of 15th and 17th century boards, worm damage and scuffing
Folio 7 x 5in. (17.5 x 12.5cm.)