Islamic Art and Fine Objects

AN ARABIC MEDICAL MANUSCRIPT, KITAB AL JAMI FI AL TIBB, DATED 877 AH, 15TH CENTURY

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An Arabic medical manuscript titled Kitab al-Jami’ fi al-Tibb (The Comprehensive Book on Medicine). The text is handwritten in black ink on aged paper, featuring extensive rubrication in red ink for headings and key terms such as Al-Qanun and Fasl. One opening includes a hand-drawn diagram with circular elements and lines, accompanied by text referring to the Nile River (Nahr al-Nil). The title page contains several handwritten inscriptions, a small white inventory label numbered 12, and a blue circular ink stamp. The volume is presented in a half-binding with marbled paper over a brown leather or cloth spine.

20 x 15cm