Details

Subject(s)

• Alchemy—Islamic Empire—15th century [Browse]

Summary note

Contains two works on alchemy.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Physical description: 16-17 lines per page; written in naskhī and taʻlīq scripts in black on white glazed paper. Captions in red.

Binding note

Half-leather binding with flap, rubbed.

Language note

Ottoman Turkish and Arabic.

Contents

• 1. fol. 1a-60b: Mecmuat ül-mücerrebat min ül-kâf. Comprises 8 chapters, each including several alchemic recipes.
• 2. fol. 61b-70a: A treatise inspired by alchemic passages found in the works of Jābir ibn Ḥayyān, al-Ghazālī, Sulṭān al-Ẓāhir Baybars, and the Mamlūk Sulṭān Barqūq. First 6 fol. are in Arabic, the remainder in Ottoman Turkish.

Provenance

Ownership entry and stamp on fol. 1a by Jalāl al-Dīn, dated 1292 A.H. (1875-6).

Source acquisition

Purchase; Smitskamp Oriental Antiquarium, 2005/06/29 (2005-143).

Other format(s)

Also available in an electronic version.

OCLC

502035454

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