P. 7 (University Library, Cambridge University)
E. G. Browne Collection
Contents
Summary of Contents: حل الموجز Another Commentary on the above-mentioned Majas entitled Hall-Maja
by Jamálu'd-Din Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Aq-sará'i (d. circa 800/1397).
beginning, after the short doxology: و بعد، فان الطب علم شريف لشرف موضوعه ووثاقة دلايله وشدة الحاجة اليه الخ The author says that he read with his father most of the well-known abridg-
ments of the Mújaz, besides many longer works generally ignored by contemporary
physicians, of which he especially mentions the Hawl, or "Continens," of ar-Rází,
the Kámilu's-Sana'at of al-Majúsí, the Qánúin of Avicenna, and the writings of
Najibu'd-Din of Samarqand. The MS, bought of Hajji 'Abdu'l-Majid Belshah in January, 1920, comprises
263 ff. of 23'6 x 14 c. and 20 ll., and is written in a clear, fairly modern naskh with
rubrications and some marginal notes in various hands. The Arabic text ends on
f. 260, and the remaining leaves contain notes in Persian. On f. 262 is an
inscription in the Khatt-i-sarwi, or "Cypress-writing," described in my Year
amongst the Persians, pp. 391-392 [426-428 in the reprint published by the
Cambridge University Press], which appears to read: این کتاب مال حسين عم
by Jamálu'd-Din Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Aq-sará'i (d. circa 800/1397).
beginning, after the short doxology: و بعد، فان الطب علم شريف لشرف موضوعه ووثاقة دلايله وشدة الحاجة اليه الخ The author says that he read with his father most of the well-known abridg-
ments of the Mújaz, besides many longer works generally ignored by contemporary
physicians, of which he especially mentions the Hawl, or "Continens," of ar-Rází,
the Kámilu's-Sana'at of al-Majúsí, the Qánúin of Avicenna, and the writings of
Najibu'd-Din of Samarqand. The MS, bought of Hajji 'Abdu'l-Majid Belshah in January, 1920, comprises
263 ff. of 23'6 x 14 c. and 20 ll., and is written in a clear, fairly modern naskh with
rubrications and some marginal notes in various hands. The Arabic text ends on
f. 260, and the remaining leaves contain notes in Persian. On f. 262 is an
inscription in the Khatt-i-sarwi, or "Cypress-writing," described in my Year
amongst the Persians, pp. 391-392 [426-428 in the reprint published by the
Cambridge University Press], which appears to read: این کتاب مال حسين عم
Title: Ḥall al-mūjaz
Title: حل الموجز
Language(s): Arabic with some Persian notes
References
This work is a commentary on the Sharḥ al-mūjaz fī al-ṭibb شرح الموجز في الطب of , which, in turn, is a selection from al-Qānūn fī al-ṭibb القانون في الطب of .
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: Paper
Extent: Ff. 263
Dimensions: 23.6 × 14 cm.
Layout
20 lines
Hand(s)
Clear, fairly modern naskh with rubrications and some marginal notes in various hands.
History
Origin: undated
Provenance and Acquisition
Purchased from Hajji 'Abdu'l-Majid Belshah in January, 1920.
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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