Author
Zayn al-Din Isma'il ibn Hasan al-Jurjani (died 531 AH/AD 1136), Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf ibn Mahammad al-Zarir (?) al-Kazaruni Shirani)
Publication Date
22 Rabi' II 889 AH/AD 1484
Publication Place
Iran (Place of Origin) -
Subject
Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
Folio H: 12 x W: 7 5/16 in. (30.5 x 18.5 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.595
Library Location
Not on view
Date
22 Rabi' II 889 AH/AD 1484
Notes
Walters manuscript W.595 is a compendium/encyclopedia of medicine entitled Zakhirah-i Khvarazmshahi, composed by Zayn al-Din al-Jurjani (died 531 AH/AD 1136). It was copied by Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf ibn Mahammad al-Zarir (?) al-Kazaruni Shirani in 889 AH/AD 1484. The text opens with a double-page illuminated incipit with verses alluding to the title of the work.
Sergi Ayrıntıları
Bindings from the Islamic World. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
Sergi Yılı
1988
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
