'Ala al-Din Abul Hasan 'Ali b. 'Abd al-Karim b. Tarkhan al-Hamawi al-Safadi: al-Qanun fi amrad al-'uyun vol ii

NEAR EAST, AH RAJAB 701/2-31 MARCH 1302 AD

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'Ala al-Din Abul Hasan 'Ali b. 'Abd al-Karim b. Tarkhan al-Hamawi al-Safadi: al-Qanun fi amrad al-'uyun vol ii
Near East, AH Rajab 701/2-31 March 1302 AD
Opthalmology, Arabic manuscript on buff paper, 105ff. with 19ll. of black naskh, headings in red, final folio with colophon dated Rajab 701, slight staining, some folios loose, in brown morocco binding
Folio 9 x 7in. (23 x 18cm.)

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This is the second part of a work on opthalmology covering diseases and injuries to the eyes.
The title page bears various endorsements, one stating that this copy is in the hand of the author. The present copy is dated nineteen years before the author's death and the formula of the colophon suggests that this is a holograph.

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