Lot Essay
This work describes the properties of various medicines in alphabetical order. The present copy has been made by a doctor, perhaps for his own use.
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PROBABLY BAGHDAD, AH 15 SAFAR 870/7 OCTOBER 1465 AD
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Abu 'Ali Yahya ibn 'Isa ibn Jazlah al-Baghdadi (d. AH 493/1100 AD): Minhaj al-bayan fi ma yasta'malhu al-insan Part I
Probably Baghdad, AH 15 Safar 870/7 October 1465 AD
A pharmacopoeia, Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 58ff. with 35ll. of black naskh, titles in dark red, section headings in red in margins, final folio with colophon signed 'Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Tamimi al-Baghdadi and dated 15 Safar 870, overall clean condition, in later tan morocco binding with tooled decoration
Folio 105/8 x 7in. (27 x 17.5cm.)
Probably Baghdad, AH 15 Safar 870/7 October 1465 AD
A pharmacopoeia, Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 58ff. with 35ll. of black naskh, titles in dark red, section headings in red in margins, final folio with colophon signed 'Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Tamimi al-Baghdadi and dated 15 Safar 870, overall clean condition, in later tan morocco binding with tooled decoration
Folio 105/8 x 7in. (27 x 17.5cm.)
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