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E. G. Browne Collection
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Summary of Contents: منهاج البيان لابن جزله. The Minhajul-Bayán, a well-known Arabic work on simple and compound
medicaments by Abú 'Alí Yahyà ibn 'Ísà ibn Jazla (d. 493/1100), defective at end.
See Brockelmann, vol. 1, p. 485; the old Brit. Mus. Arab. Cat., p. 222. This MS., bought of the late Hájjí 'Abdu'l-Majid Belshah in January, 1920,
comprises 309 ff. of 24 x 16'2 c. and 21 ll. It is written in a large, coarse naskh,
with a paucity of diacritical points, and titles in red. On f. 222", at the beginning
of the second part, is a note of ownership by a Nestorian Christian named Ibráhím
Básim, dated 775/1373, so that the MS. was transcribed at some earlier date.
Part I occupies ff. 1-221, Part II, incomplete, ff. 222"-309. The text breaks off دهن اللينوفر in the middle of the article on Oil of Water-liliesPhysical Description
Form: codexSupport: PaperExtent: Ff. 309Dimensions: 24 × 16.2 cm.Layout
21 lines
Hand(s)
Written in a large, coarse naskh, with a paucity of diacritical points, and titles in red.
History
Origin: Before 775 AH; Before 1373 CEProvenance and Acquisition
On f. 222a, at the beginning of the second part, is a note of ownership by a Nestorian Christian named Ibráhím Básim dated 775/1373.
Bought of the late Hájjí '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.Availability
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