[Fragments from Books III-V of Qānūn fī al-ṭibb].

Author
Uniform title
Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
Arabic
Published/​Created
[12--?]
Description
1 online resource (71 leaves) : paper

Details

Subject(s)
Former owner
Summary note
Sections from Books III (al-Amrāḍ al-juzʼīyah, diseases arranged by part of the body), IV (al-Amrāḍ allatī lā takhuṣṣu ʻuḍwan bi-ʻaynih, diseases not specific to particular organs), and V (al-Adwiyah al-murakkabah, compound drugs, ointments, and electuaries) of Avicenna's medical encyclopedia. Many marginal notes trimmed; some later marginal notes run from the manuscript leaves onto their modern paper frames.
Notes
  • Decoration: Chapter titles, headings, and significant words or phrases in red ink.
  • Foliation: Paper, 71; [1-27, 28a, 29a, 30-71], modern foliation in pencil, upper center; earlier foliation in ink suggests the original manuscript was at least 251 leaves.
  • Layout: Written in 40-41 long lines.
  • Ms. codex.
  • Origin: Item is undated; possibly written in the 13th century.
  • Script: Written in naskh in brown ink; unpointed, unvocalized; marginal notes in black or purple ink; pointed.
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
Location of originals
  • Original Columbia, Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
  • OPenn University of Pennsylvania Libraries.
Language note
Arabic.
Provenance
  • Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2012.
  • Formerly owned by Muḥammad ʻAbduh (ownership stamp, possibly of Iranian or Turkish origin, f. 22r, 26r).
  • Gift of Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg, 2016.
  • Sold by Sam Fogg Limited (London) to Lawrence J. Schoenberg, Aug. 1999.
References
Described in Transformation of knowledge: early manuscripts from the collection of Lawrence J. Schoenberg (London: Paul Holberton, 2006), pages 81 (LJS 322).
Cite as
UPenn Oversize LJS 322.
OCLC
819424620
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