RAS Ellis Persian 11 (1) (Library, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland)

Bound and uniform with Ellis 11 (2) and 11 (3). By the same scribe. F1a. Signature of A.G. Ellis. A work in ten sections (fann) on various aspects of magic, supposedly translated (into Arabic) from a Greek original. This version lacks the usual story of the discovery of the bookduring al-Mu'tasim's siege of Amorium in A.D. 838.. Headings in red. Contains several illustrations of inscriptions for talismans and a few blank spaces intended for others.

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