P. 1 (University Library, Cambridge University)
E. G. Browne Collection
Contents
Summary of Contents: كتاب التشريح الجالينوس ترجمة حنين بن اسحق. An Arabic translation (apparently much abridged) of Galen's Anatomy, by Abú
Zayd Hunayn ibn Ishaq at-Tarjuman ("the Translator "). It comprises five Dis-
courses (Maqála), the first (ff. 1-30) on the Bones; the second (ff. 31"-90") on the
Muscles; the third (ff. 90-105") on the Nerves; the fourth (ff. 105-127") on the
Veins; and the fifth (ff. 128-136) on the Arteries. This MS., which was presented to me by the late Sir Albert (then Dr) Houtum-
Schindler on Dec. 10, 1901, comprises 136 ff. of 16'9 x 9'9 c. and 11 ll., and is
written in a good tally. Copied by Abu'l-Husayn ibn Muhammad Ibrahim, and
completed on the 10th of Jumádà 1, 1070/Jan. 23, 1660. Concerning the full and complete Arabic translation of Galen's Anatomy, see
Dr Max Simon's Sieben Bücher Anatomie des Galen...zum ersten Male veröffent-
licht nach den Handschriften einer Arabischen Übersetzung des 9 Jahrh. N. Chr. ins
Deutsche übertragen und kommentiert (2 vols., Leipzig, 1906).
Zayd Hunayn ibn Ishaq at-Tarjuman ("the Translator "). It comprises five Dis-
courses (Maqála), the first (ff. 1-30) on the Bones; the second (ff. 31"-90") on the
Muscles; the third (ff. 90-105") on the Nerves; the fourth (ff. 105-127") on the
Veins; and the fifth (ff. 128-136) on the Arteries. This MS., which was presented to me by the late Sir Albert (then Dr) Houtum-
Schindler on Dec. 10, 1901, comprises 136 ff. of 16'9 x 9'9 c. and 11 ll., and is
written in a good tally. Copied by Abu'l-Husayn ibn Muhammad Ibrahim, and
completed on the 10th of Jumádà 1, 1070/Jan. 23, 1660. Concerning the full and complete Arabic translation of Galen's Anatomy, see
Dr Max Simon's Sieben Bücher Anatomie des Galen...zum ersten Male veröffent-
licht nach den Handschriften einer Arabischen Übersetzung des 9 Jahrh. N. Chr. ins
Deutsche übertragen und kommentiert (2 vols., Leipzig, 1906).
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: Paper
Extent: Ff. 136
Dimensions: 16.9 × 9.9 cm.
Layout
11 lines
Hand(s)
Written in a good taliq.
History
Origin: 1070 AH; 1660 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
This MS., which was presented to me by the late Sir Albert (then Dr) Houtum-Schindler on Dec. 10, 1901.
Bequest of E. G. Browne.
Record Sources
Summary, physical description and provenance copied from R. A. Nicholson: A descriptive catalogue of the Oriental MSS belonging to the late E.G. Browne. Cambridge, 1932.
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