MS Arabic 42

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1563 A.D
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MS Arabic 42. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

A guide to various methods to protect against poisons and ways in which to enrich ones health, discussing topics including nutritious foods, ways to cook particular ingredients, oils and ointments. The manuscript was dedicated to the Mamluk Sultan, Abu-n-Nasr Qansuh al-Ghuri (1446-1516 A.D.).

Publication/Creation

Egypt (most likely), 1563 A.D

Physical description

Material: paper; leaf dimensions: diameter 210mm, length 155mm; written dimensions: diameter 140mm, length 100mm

Acquisition note

Bought from Dahdah Moussali and Muhammad Ibn Yusuf, Damascus, April 1934, including 101 manuscripts for the value of £300.

Hand note

Script:Naskh Ink:Black Scribe:

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