Mīzān al-ṭibb - Persian manuscript

Basic treatise on traditional Arab medicine.

Manuscript.

Persian.

Title from fol. 1a.

Name of scribe not indicated.

Written in Amritsar, India?

Paper; heavy brown unpolished paper; text surrounded by 3 irregularly ruled lines of blue, red and red; hand colored unwan; black ink with rubrication and occasional red overlining; few marginal corrections; catchwords on versos.

Pasted label on cover: Bgahan Lal Mss Dealer & Bookseller // Gali Takrian, Katra Safaid, AMRITSAR; Title of the Mss: Muzan-ul-tibba // Subject: Hikamat // Character: Persian // Size: 10 x 6 // Where from obtained: Amritsar // When written: 1890 V.S."

Nastaʻliq; 17 lines in written area 21.5 x 11 cm.

Fol. 1a-119a.

Library of Congress. Persian manuscript, M124.

Marbled paper quarter leather binding in dark brown leather.

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress website.

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01/01/1890

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