[Ottoman Turkish medical texts]

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 7485
  • Dates of Creation
    • 17th century-18th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 3 texts 4 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 4 ff. Dimensions : 177 mm x 130 mm. Script : Nesih.

Scope and Content

In addition to the Arabic work Kitāb al-taysīr fī'l-qirāʾāt, this manuscript contains (ff 146r-149v) the following short extracts in Ottoman Turkish: . (I) A prescription for a macun;. (II) An extract from a work on hygiene of which the title is not mentioned;. (III) Kaside-yi murabba, a medical prescription in verse.. The manuscript was likely copied in the 17th or 18th centuries CE. .

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Acquisition Information

Purchased in 1910.

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