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1 copy of Alkashf wa'lBayan fi Taqrir al'Iyan
A work on alchemy, being 'the Revelation and Demonstration, or a statement of Personal Observation, science of the process of transmuting', probably written in Egypt or Syria in 17th or 18th century, in naskhi, Arabic. The latest author cited in the text is Shudhuri who died in 593/1197 so the original may date from the 12th century. Includes verses of poetry. Notes at the back of the beginning folio related to alchemy.
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