IO Islamic 3717 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Dictionary of medicines, pharmacology
Contents
Untitled and anonymously-written Persian dictionary of medicines, classified into 1) vegetal, 2) animal, and 3) mineral substances
The equivalent names for each substance are also given in Greek, Arabic, Hindavi, as well as others
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Language(s): Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Greek
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 234 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 316 × 210 mm.
Dimensions (written):
Hand(s)
History
Origin: 19th century CE Saharanpur ; India
Record Sources
Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3. Available on British Library Digitised Manuscripts, manuscript number: MSS Eur E207/24_f024r
Availability
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