Author
the physician and philosopher Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakarīyā al-Rāzī
Publication Date
13th century (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Or 5479, ff 108v-113r
Record ID
vdc_100030447153.0x000002
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
13th century (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
Unattributed bibliography of 173 texts by the physician and philosopher Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakarīyā al-Rāzī (Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakaria al-Rāzī; d. ca 925) with brief synopses of their contents. The bibliography differs from that produced by Abū al-Rayḥān Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Bīrūnī (Abu al-Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni, ca 973-1048; Book of Bērūnī containing the repertoire of Muḥammad b. Zakarīyā ar-Rāzī, Paul Kraus ed. [Paris: G.P. Maisonneuve, 1936]), which lists 184 texts.
Contents:
Beginnings (f. 108v, lines 4-7):
His book on proof has two articles, the first article has seventeen chapters and the second has twelve chapters
His book, titled Spiritual Medicine, aims to reform the paths and its chapters
Twenty chapters of his book on the fact that man is a wise creator and contains evidence of
Anatomy and the benefits of organs: Human creation cannot occur by agreement
Ends (f. 113r, lines 15-19):
His book on the seven stars on wisdom, his book on covering (!) secrets
In craftsmanship, his book on the secrets of medicine is a great book written in
Al-Fasd, which is his book’s treatise on properties.
Praise be to God alone, and may their blessings be upon Sina Muhammad and his family
The good and pure ones
Colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
(f. 113r, to the left of lines 17-18):
He trusts Al-Mannan Ali bin
Youssef bin Marwan
Erişim Koşulları
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Seçilmiş kaynakça
Bīrūnī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, Epître de Bērūnī contenant le répertoire des ouvrages de Muḥammad b. Zakarīyā ar-Rāzī, Paul Kraus ed. (Paris: G.P. Maisonneuve, 1936)
