Publication Date
19th century (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Physical Dimensions
208 x 135mm
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Or 11213
Record ID
vdc_100106888804.0x000001
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
19th century (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
A short work on medicine composed upon request, as the author Naṣīr al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ṭūsī (نصير الدين محمد بن محمد الطوسي; d. 1274) relates in the preface, in response to the ailments of unidentified prince (see preface, f. 1r, line 9-2r, line 1).
Its 18 short chapters (أبواب) cover physiology, drugs, and dietetics with a particular focus on aphrodisiacs and the attainment of sexual potency and pleasure (see contents and introduction, ff. 2r, line 2-6v, line 5).
The second unnumbered flyleaf bears a list of months in the Ottoman Turkish calendar (f. ii-v).
Begins (f. 1r, lines 2-6):
Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds, and may God’s blessings be upon our Master Muhammad and his family
وصحبه أجمعين وبعد فإن الله تعالى قد كمل
Human speaking souls with the gifts of His blessings
وملأ معادن خواطر الحكماء بإعلامه لهم جواهر
His wisdom, as God Almighty said...
Ends (f. 31v, lines 1-4):
The book was completed with the help of King Wahhab and this...
اللطيفة هي التركيبات العجيبة النافعة المفيدة التي
هي من أسرار الأطباء ومن اختصاراتهم المفيدة لأنها
جعلت لخزانة سلطان من السلاطين المسلمين لنفع
Colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
(f. 31v, lines 5-11):
انتهى على يد كاتبه العبد الفقير الراجي رحمة
ربه القدير الغازي في بحر ذنوبه محمد
Ali bin Hussein bin Hassan Al-Jazairi
غفر الله له ولجميع المسلمين
والمسلمات الأحياء
منهم والأ
Favorable
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Edinme Kaynağı
Purchased from Oskar Rescher (1884-1972), 10 May 1930
Seçilmiş kaynakça
Study:
Newman, D (ed. and trans.),
The Sultan's Sex Potions: Arab Aphrodisiacs in the Middle Ages
(London: Saqi Books, 2014)
