Mīzān al-ṭibb

Name: Mīzān al-ṭibb
Author: Shāh Arzānī, Muḥammad Akbar ibn Muḥammad, active 18th century.

Title	Mīzān al-ṭibb
Author	Shāh Arzānī, Muḥammad Akbar ibn Muḥammad, active 18th century.
Author Original	شاه ارزانى، محمد اکبر بن محمد محمد بخش ابن محمد عظيم
Publication Date:	1822
Publication Place	[Amritsar?] -
Subject	Medicine, Persian -- Early works to 1800, Traditional medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions, Materia medica -- Early works to 1800, Pharmacopoeias -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Persian -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type	Book
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	110 leaves : paper ; 270 x 160 (200 x 95) mm
Library:	University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID	1194759406
Record ID	990068193880106381
Library Location	UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date	1822
Notes	Ms. codex., Title from opening matter (p.2) and colophon (p.215)., Incipit: "Alhamdulillah, Lord of the worlds, peace and blessings be upon him, the Messenger of Muhammad, Wale al-Taybeen al-Tahirin... but later, Al-Abd al-Zaif al-Tahibin Talib Al-Ma'ani, Muhammad Arzani al-Masami, wrote to Muhammad Akbar [he says] that because they were poor children and others, they were trying to study the science of medicine, a summary that was easy for the boys to learn, in a brief sentence that included I have compiled it on many benefits and made it known as Mizan al-Tib...", Colophon: "Scribal," reads "The book of Mizan al-Tib has been completed with the benefit of God Almighty ... the line of the poor, the humble, the weakest of the servants of Allah, Muhammad Bakhsh, the son of Muhammad Azim, may God protect him ... on the fourth of the month of Safar, corresponding to the year 1238 Hijri", Collation: 13 IV(104), III (110); almost exclusively quaternions (followed by single ternions); middle of the quire marks in the form of red dots or small strokes in the upper outer corner of the right-hand leaf and lower outer corner of the left-hand leaf; present catchwords; pagination in pencil, Western numerals (includes back flyleaf)., Layout: Written in 18 lines per page., Script: Nastaʻlīq; elegant Indian hand; serifless with inclination to the right and slight effect of words descending to baseline, elongation and somewhat exaggerated thickness of horizontal strokes, mainly closed counters, yāʼ always pointed., Decoration: Keywords rubricated; overlining in red; Diagram "Rijal al-Gheeb circle" following colophon at close (p.215)., Support: non-European (likely Indian) laid paper with roughly 6 laid lines per cm. (horizontal, fairly distinct, some curving) and irregular chain lines visible, sturdy though translucent, dark cream to beige in color, burnished; much staining and tide lines., Binding: Pasteboards covered in linen and perhaps once-tinted paper with linen now over spine; Type III binding (without flap); 'board linings' in untinted laid paper, lower hinge in recycled paper (manuscript 'waste'); upper and lower covers carry line drawings in black ink of large central floral motifs; sewn in cream thread, two stations; overall in extremely poor condition with significant abrasion, lifting and losses of paper, textile and boards, staining, etc. ; housed in box for protection., Former shelfmark: Mich. Isl. Ms. temp. no. 1, Accompanying materials: a. Card with typed notes and additions in pen: "K239 \| 17300 [in pencil] museum acc. nbr. \| Indian [crossed out] Mogul (?) manuscript volume, paper cover, linen back. \| Persian script \| Amritsar." -- b. Photocopy of card with typed notes "17300 \| 865 Amritsor, India \| 1 Persian manuscript book \| Original no. -- K239. Medical book. \| Univ. of Mich., Div. of Fine Arts \| Walter Koelz, 1932-33 \| March 19, 1934." -- c. Scrap of ruled paper with notes in pencil "Persian \| dated 1238 A.H. \| c. 1900 \| MIZAN AL-TIB = \| medical book." -- d. Piece of paper with handwritten notes "3 Islamic mss. apparently brought over to RBR from Mus. of Anthro in late 1970's (Persian)" -- e. Length of white cotton cord with label attached "17300/K239v" [from handlist prepared by R. Dougherty, 1993]., Origin: As appears in colophon on p.215, copied by Muḥammad Bakhsh valad-i Muḥammad ʻAẓīm with transcription completed 4 Ṣafar 1238 [ca. 21 October 1822]., Assorted excerpts and former owners' marks on upper and lower board linings, 'title page' (p.1), final leaf (p.218, originally left blank, also carries drawing of floral motif in red ink), back flyleaf (p.219), etc. ; text of rubrics (keywords to be entered in red) occasionally visible in the margin; occasional marginal corrections., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 852
Sample Text	Careful copy of the concise manual of medicine by Muḥammad Akbar Arzānī (d.1722).
Katkıda Bulunanlar	Muḥammad Bakhsh ibn Muḥammad ʻAẓīm, active 1822, scribe.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi	20251210
Biçim	Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda	Walter Koelz Manuscripts.
Referanslar	Cat. Pers. MSS. Brit. Mus., p.479
Elde Ediliş	Acquired in Amritsar for the Museum of Anthropology by Walter Koelz on his two-year collecting trip in 1932-33 and received in 19 March 1934 ; apparently reached the Library in late 1970s.

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Mīzān al-ṭibb

Author Shāh Arzānī, Muḥammad Akbar ibn Muḥammad, active 18th century.

Author Original شاه ارزانى، محمد اکبر بن محمد محمد بخش ابن محمد عظيم

Publication Date 1822

Publication Place [Amritsar?] -

Subject Medicine, Persian -- Early works to 1800, Traditional medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions, Materia medica -- Early works to 1800, Pharmacopoeias -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Persian -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor

Type Book

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 110 leaves : paper ; 270 x 160 (200 x 95) mm

Library University of Michigan Library

Library Asset ID 1194759406

Record ID 990068193880106381

Library Location UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library

Date 1822

Notes Ms. codex., Title from opening matter (p.2) and colophon (p.215)., Incipit: "Alhamdulillah, Lord of the worlds, peace and blessings be upon him, the Messenger of Muhammad, Wale al-Taybeen al-Tahirin... but later, Al-Abd al-Zaif al-Tahibin Talib Al-Ma'ani, Muhammad Arzani al-Masami, wrote to Muhammad Akbar [he says] that because they were poor children and others, they were trying to study the science of medicine, a summary that was easy for the boys to learn, in a brief sentence that included I have compiled it on many benefits and made it known as Mizan al-Tib...", Colophon: "Scribal," reads "The book of Mizan al-Tib has been completed with the benefit of God Almighty ... the line of the poor, the humble, the weakest of the servants of Allah, Muhammad Bakhsh, the son of Muhammad Azim, may God protect him ... on the fourth of the month of Safar, corresponding to the year 1238 Hijri", Collation: 13 IV(104), III (110); almost exclusively quaternions (followed by single ternions); middle of the quire marks in the form of red dots or small strokes in the upper outer corner of the right-hand leaf and lower outer corner of the left-hand leaf; present catchwords; pagination in pencil, Western numerals (includes back flyleaf)., Layout: Written in 18 lines per page., Script: Nastaʻlīq; elegant Indian hand; serifless with inclination to the right and slight effect of words descending to baseline, elongation and somewhat exaggerated thickness of horizontal strokes, mainly closed counters, yāʼ always pointed., Decoration: Keywords rubricated; overlining in red; Diagram "Rijal al-Gheeb circle" following colophon at close (p.215)., Support: non-European (likely Indian) laid paper with roughly 6 laid lines per cm. (horizontal, fairly distinct, some curving) and irregular chain lines visible, sturdy though translucent, dark cream to beige in color, burnished; much staining and tide lines., Binding: Pasteboards covered in linen and perhaps once-tinted paper with linen now over spine; Type III binding (without flap); 'board linings' in untinted laid paper, lower hinge in recycled paper (manuscript 'waste'); upper and lower covers carry line drawings in black ink of large central floral motifs; sewn in cream thread, two stations; overall in extremely poor condition with significant abrasion, lifting and losses of paper, textile and boards, staining, etc. ; housed in box for protection., Former shelfmark: Mich. Isl. Ms. temp. no. 1, Accompanying materials: a. Card with typed notes and additions in pen: "K239 | 17300 [in pencil] museum acc. nbr. | Indian [crossed out] Mogul (?) manuscript volume, paper cover, linen back. | Persian script | Amritsar." -- b. Photocopy of card with typed notes "17300 | 865 Amritsor, India | 1 Persian manuscript book | Original no. -- K239. Medical book. | Univ. of Mich., Div. of Fine Arts | Walter Koelz, 1932-33 | March 19, 1934." -- c. Scrap of ruled paper with notes in pencil "Persian | dated 1238 A.H. | c. 1900 | MIZAN AL-TIB = | medical book." -- d. Piece of paper with handwritten notes "3 Islamic mss. apparently brought over to RBR from Mus. of Anthro in late 1970's (Persian)" -- e. Length of white cotton cord with label attached "17300/K239v" [from handlist prepared by R. Dougherty, 1993]., Origin: As appears in colophon on p.215, copied by Muḥammad Bakhsh valad-i Muḥammad ʻAẓīm with transcription completed 4 Ṣafar 1238 [ca. 21 October 1822]., Assorted excerpts and former owners' marks on upper and lower board linings, 'title page' (p.1), final leaf (p.218, originally left blank, also carries drawing of floral motif in red ink), back flyleaf (p.219), etc. ; text of rubrics (keywords to be entered in red) occasionally visible in the margin; occasional marginal corrections., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 852

Sample Text Careful copy of the concise manual of medicine by Muḥammad Akbar Arzānī (d.1722).

Katkıda Bulunanlar Muḥammad Bakhsh ibn Muḥammad ʻAẓīm, active 1822, scribe.

Son Dizinleme Tarihi 20251210

Biçim Book, Manuscript, Available Online

Koleksiyonda Walter Koelz Manuscripts.

Referanslar Cat. Pers. MSS. Brit. Mus., p.479

Elde Ediliş Acquired in Amritsar for the Museum of Anthropology by Walter Koelz on his two-year collecting trip in 1932-33 and received in 19 March 1934 ; apparently reached the Library in late 1970s.