Author
Dioscorides Pedanius, of Anazarbos (d. c. 90 CE.) Dioscorides of Ain Zerbi
Author Original
ديسقوريدس العين زربي
Subject
Medicine--Early works to 1800, Materia Medica
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
211
Physical Dimensions
211 ff. Dimensions (leaf): 24.6 × 16.6 cm. Dimensions (written): 16.8 × 10.8 cm.
Library
FIHRIST Library
Library Asset ID
MS. Arab. d. 138
Record ID
788
Library Location
Bodleian Library, Oxford University
Notes
An illustrated copy of Iṣṭafan ibn Bāsil's Arabic translation of Books III-V of Dioscorides' Materia Medica.
Sample Text
In the name of God... The third article by Dioscorides. As for the two articles that preceded this article, beloved Arius, he told us ((warm us)) about good deeds and oils that are not good...
Koleksiyon
Oriental Manuscripts
Biçim
codex
Yazı Türü
Script:The text is written in a medium-large professional and consistent Naskh with occasional vocalization, with dark-brown ink and headings in red. The letters ḥāʾ and ʿayn frequently have minuscule letters underneath. Háčeks occur frequently over the letter rāʾ and occasionally over sīn; the letter ﻫ, when an attached pronoun, frequently has a minuscule letter over it.Scribe:al-Ḥasan ibn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Nashawī.