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Or Ms 416: تشریح منصوری Tashrīḥ-i Manṣūrī, undated (original text compiled 14th Cent. C.E.)

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Identifier: Or Ms 416
f. 41r [Please click twice to see more pictures]
f. 41r [Please click twice to see more pictures]

Scope and Contents

A treatise on the anatomy of the human body by Manṣūr bin Muḥammad bin Aḥmad, who dedicated it to Amīr-Zādah Pīr Muḥammad Bahādur Khān (either the one grandson of Timur who was murdered in 809 A.H., 1407 C.E., or the other grandson who ruled over Fars during 796-812 A.H., 1394-1409 C.E.).

Large anatomical illustrations on several folios. See A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library by Mohammad Hukk et al. (1925) for details.

Dates

  • Creation: undated (original text compiled 14th Cent. C.E.)

Language of Materials

Persian (Script: nasta'līq)

Physical Description

The text block is detached from the binding. The binding and folios are house together in a box.

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Extent

1 box

Other Finding Aids

Hukk, Mohammed Ashraful; Ethé, Hermann; and Robertson, Edward, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library (Hertford: Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd., 1925).

Physical Description

The text block is detached from the binding. The binding and folios are house together in a box.

Processing Information

Annotation uses legacy data from Mohammed Hukk et al. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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