USA, New Haven, Yale University, Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library, Arabic 1

USA, New Haven, Yale University, Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library, Arabic 1

Two medical texts
Physical Description
  • Material: Paper
  • Pages: 269 leaves
  • Leaves Format: not available
  • Dimensions: 260 x 150 mm
Detailed Description
  • Foliation:
    Modern foliation with pencil; catchwords. In the second part of the manuscript (from f. 157r on in DARE foliation) re-start with the number "1".
  • Collation:
    This manuscript consists of two parts which originally did not belong together. The first one covers ff. 1v- 156v , the second one ff. 157r- 269v .
  • Decoration:
    Main text in black ink, some words or passages highlighted in red (e.g. Avicenna 's verses in the second part of the manuscript).
  • Layout:
    Text is set in one column.

    17 lines to the page.
  • Hand Description:
    Two hands (one for each part).
    Both parts are written in a neat medium-sized naskh script; body of text (first part): 80 x 175 mm.
  • Binding Description:
    Leather binding with flap (blind stamped).
  • Acquisition:
    Gift of Harvey Cushing ( 1869 - 1939 )
History
  • Origin Date: Probably 16th century
  • Origin Place: not available
  • Yale University Library (New Haven, Connecticut): Yale University Library Digital Collections [description]
Content
Thābit ibn Qurrah al-Ḥarrānī Kitāb al-Dhakhīrah fī ʻilm al-ṭibb (A treasury of medicine) 1v - 156r
Averroes Commentary on Avicenna’s Cantica 157v - 269r
  • Note:
    The introduction is lacking.