King's Pote 107 (King's College Library, King's College Cambridge)

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Summary of Contents: 1 copy of Qānūnchah (Persian translation of the abridgment of the Qānūn).

Abridger: Maḥmūd ibn Muḥammad al-Jaghmīnī, -1344 محمود بن محمد الجغمینی

Translator: anonymous

Note concerning author: The translator was active in the time of Shāhrukh, 807-850/1404-1446.

Title: Qānūnchah (Persian translation of the abridgment of the Qānūn)

Title: قانونچه في الطب

Language(s): Persian

Colophon details: Date: Undated Scribe: Anonymous.

References

Browne no. 915

Palmer no. 107.1

Geschichte der arabischen Literatur C. Brockelmann 1892-1902 (2 vols. plus supplements) GAL I.457; GAL Supp. I.826

Persian Literature: a bio-bibliographical survey C. A. Storey 1927–39 II.2 p.219

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: c. 200 folios.

Dimensions (leaf): 23.4 × 13.7 cm.

Dimensions (written): 16.1 × 8.6 cm.

Foliation: Neither foliated nor paginated.

Layout

11 lines per page.

Ruled in double red with a black outer. Rubrications in red. Catchwords.

Hand(s)

Script: nastaʿlīq. Quality: Neat. Scribe: Anonymous.

Binding

Brown leather, European style. Dimensions: 23.5 × 13.9 × 3.3 cm. Boxed. Polier's number: 180.

History

Origin: Undated.

Provenance and Acquisition

The "Pote Collection" arrived in England from India in 1790 and was divided between the Colleges of Eton and King's, Cambridge, with the first half alphabetically going to King's. Both halves of the collection are now housed in Cambridge University Library on permanent loan. Most if not all of the manuscripts had previously been owned by Colonel Antoine-Louis Henri Polier (1741–1795).

Gift of Edward Ephraim Pote (d.1832) in 1788.

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on E. G. Browne, "A supplementary hand-list of the Muhammadan manuscripts, including all those written in the Arabic character, preserved in the Library of the University of Cambridge", Cambridge, 1922 and E. H. Palmer, "Catalogue of the oriental manuscripts in the library of King's College, Cambridge", J.R.A.S. v.3 (1867), pp.105-131 enhanced with additional descriptions and corrections by Shiva Mihan.

Availability

All manuscripts of the Pote Collection are on permanent loan at Cambridge University Library. Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card for admissions procedures consult Cambridge University Library. Contact near_eastern@lib.cam.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript

Funding of Cataloguing

King's College Cambridge

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