Author
Majūsī, ʻAlī ibn al-ʻAbbās, active 10th century-11th century
Author Original
Majūsī, ʻAlī ibn al-ʻAbbās, active 10th century-11th century, مجوسي، علي بن العباس
Publication Date
1190
Publication Place
-
Ḥarrān, [1190].
Subject
Medicine, Arab, Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton
Type
Book
Language
ar
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
356
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
9948592133506421
Record ID
1v53jx03x
Library Location
HSVM Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 1S, HSVM Electronic Resource, ELF1 Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 1S, ELF1 Electronic Resource
Date
1190-01-01T00:00:00Z — 1190
Notes
Treatise on medicine (complete copy). | Ms. codex., Title from rubric (fol. 1b)., Opening rubric: A complete book on the medical industry, known as al-Maliki, written by Ali ibn al-Abbas, taught by Abu Maher Musa ibn Sayyar, to King Adhad al-Dawla (?), may God have mercy on him, Incipit: The first article, which is like this [25] Chapter The first chapter is at the beginning of the book The second chapter... The first chapter is at the beginning of the book Ali Ibn Abbas said that I deserve what I begin with in all matters, Explicit: A mithqal with some drink Honey is beneficial, God willing, 31 long lines per page. Very dense copy written in small naskh using black ink, with headings in red (maqāmah headings in larger script using black ink); collation notes in violet ink and black ink in juzʼ 1 (fol. 149a, on the margin, using the same violet ink: “The meeting reached, thanks to God and from Him, in Safar in the year 588”); in black ink in juzʼ 2 (violet ink on fol. 231a). Glazed paper with visible laid lines and single vertical chain lines (irregular, 180 to 250 mm., often curved); frame-ruled (12 mm.). Catchword only on fol. 87b. The pages have been trimmed so that parts of the marginalia are cut off. Some pages are repaired (loss of text and marginalia on fol. 353 a-b). Two foliations: one in black ink using Arabic numerals and one in pencil using Western numerals. Excellent condition except for a few holes. Fol. 234 and 235 are glued together; fol. 83 is a modern addition replacing a missing leaf., Each maqālah begins with a table of contents using abjad., Copied from a faulty copy (“min nuskhah saqīmah”) by Barakāt ibn Thābit(?) ibn Ḥamd(?) ibn Barakāt ibn Bakār(?) in Ḥarrān during the first ten days of Dhū al-Qaʻdah 586 (colophon). | 1. fol. 1a: Title page., 2. fol. 1b-149a: juzʼ 1 (10 maqālah)., 3. fol. 149a-353b: juzʼ 2 (10 maqālah). | Ownership statements and seals on fol. 1a (4 inscriptions and 4 seals) and 353b (2 inscriptions and 1 seal). Some of the inscriptions link this copy to Iran. | Hitti, P. Garrett col., suppl. 1, Brockelmann, C. Gal, I, p. 237/17-1, Sezgin, F. GAS, III, p. 321-322, Ullmann, M. Medizin, p. 140-146
