Wadh.Minasian 304 (The Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford)
Oriental Manuscripts Minasian Collection
Contents
Summary of Contents: The author was one of the physicians at the court of Sultan Sulaymān Ṣafavī who wrote this book in 1080 AH/1670. The book is about traditional medicine and medications, mainly concerning pharmacognosy, in Persian. It has been one of the most important medical works referenced by physicians in Iran for three centuries after its date of composition. The majority of the content is about medicine, including the most experiences of the author and his father with herbs, compounds, miscellaneous drinks, beans, various powder medicines, pure and compound medicines, and how to make them. This copy was part of Tuḥfat al-Muʾminīn.
Language(s): Persian
Medicine
Title: Tuḥfah-'i Ḥakīm Muʾmin
Title: تحفهٔ حکیم مؤمن
Title: Tuḥfat al-Muʾminīn
Title: تحفة المؤمنین
Title: Tuḥfah-i Sulaymānī
Title: تحفهٔ سلیمانی
Title: Tuḥfat al-Ḥakīm
Title: تحفة الحکیم
Title: Tuḥfah dar Ṭibb
Title: تحفه در طب
Incipit: بسمله، قسم اوّل در دستورات جامع در بیان اعمالی که متعلق است به ادویه مفرده و آن مشتمل بر پنج طریق طریق اولی در تدابیر ادویه مخصوصه…
Explicit: … دیگر زنگ نگیرد. خاتمه در خطوط مرموزه و اسامی مشهورهٔ آن و امور غریبه … ||
References
Sequence Number in the Persian Catalogue:
- FAW 159
Similar Copies in Other Libraries:
- AQR 19/81
- MAL 2/113
- MNL 3/167
- NLI 2/105
Similar Copies listed in Other Catalogues:
- ALZ 3/403
- DEN 2/929
- FAP 1/335
- FIH 5/3347
Printed editions:
- Tehran, 1345 Shamsī/1967; 1376 Shamsī/1998
Physical Description
Support: Western paper (watermark), natural buff, varying thickness (regular, thick), one size, glossy.
Extent: 126 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 21 × 15.5 cm.
Dimensions (written): 15 × 8.5 cm.
Condition
Water damage on some folios
Layout
16 lines per page
Hand(s)
Shikastah Nastaʿalīq, Nastaʿalīq, several hands, regular
Decoration
Rubricated titles; rubricated lines above some expressions.
Additions: Ownership note on the last folio
Binding
Black leather, 16.5×22 cm, front + back cover, leather + pasteboard
Condition
Damage to the spine; back bone mending with cloth
History
Origin: Unknown place of origin; 13th century AH; 19th century CE
Provenance and Acquisition
Donated to The Ferdowsi Library by Dr Caro Minasian in 1972.
Record Sources
This record was created by Dr Mohammad Emami based on the information published in the Persian catalogue by Dr Ali Mir-Ansari (Catalogue of the Persian and Arabic Manuscripts in the Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford (Minasian Collection), Tehran: Miras-e Maktoob, 2016).
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
Wadham College (University of Oxford)
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