A Medical Encyclopedia,
featuring remedies for ailments and sickness.
Stock Code 114738
Mughal India (?), dated 1077 Hijri (1698 AD).
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A medical manuscript featuring lists of sicknesses and remedies copied in an informal freehand likely copied for personal use by a medical practitioner.
The paper, binding and overall aesthetic strongly suggest that the manuscript originates from Mughal India, which was under the rule of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb during this period.
Single volume, decorated manuscript on paper, in Arabic and farsi, likely lacking a few leaves at the front, first page in manuscript facsimile, circa 150 leaves, single column, 21 lines informal freehand, verging on nasta'liq, important words and headings in red throughout, catch-words, some contemporary annotations to margins, some light staining mostly to outer margins; contemporary blind-stamped straight grain limp leather, rebacked and edges repaired, upper and lower edges torn and chipped with loss. Measurements; 230 x 160mm (9 x 6¼ inches).
The paper, binding and overall aesthetic strongly suggest that the manuscript originates from Mughal India, which was under the rule of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb during this period.
Single volume, decorated manuscript on paper, in Arabic and farsi, likely lacking a few leaves at the front, first page in manuscript facsimile, circa 150 leaves, single column, 21 lines informal freehand, verging on nasta'liq, important words and headings in red throughout, catch-words, some contemporary annotations to margins, some light staining mostly to outer margins; contemporary blind-stamped straight grain limp leather, rebacked and edges repaired, upper and lower edges torn and chipped with loss. Measurements; 230 x 160mm (9 x 6¼ inches).
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