Author
Jamal al-Din Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Aqsara'i (died 779 AH/AD 1378), Khalil Allah Isfarayini
Publication Date
969 AH/AD 1561
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: 9 13/16 x W: 4 15/16 in. (25 x 12.5 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.588
Library Location
Not on view
Date
969 AH/AD 1561
Notes
Walters manuscript W.588 is a copy of the commentary by Muhammad al-Aqsara'i (died 779 AH/AD 1378), entitled Hall al-Mujiz, on the abridgment of Avicenna's Canon of medicine (al-Qanun fi al-tibb) by Ibn al-Nafis (died 687 AH/AD 1288). Written in 969 AH/AD 1561 by Khalil Allah Isfarayini, this scholarly codex contains numerous marginal and interlinear glosses and corrections.
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
